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withery

withery adjective: somewhat withered.

Adjective

withery (comparative more withery, superlative most withery)

  1. Somewhat withered.
    • Nestled within was a shriveled forearm, crowned with a withery brown hand.2014, Hugo Valentin Negron, Forging of a Knight: Prison Planet of the Mah-Lahkt, page 335

Forms of withery

comparativemore withery
superlativemost withery

Origin of withery

From wither + -y.

Questions about withery

What does withery mean?
Withery means somewhat withered.
What part of speech is withery?
Withery is an adjective.

Words near withery in the dictionary

  1. witherweight
  2. witherweights
  3. witherwin
  4. witherwins
  5. witherwise
  6. withery
  7. withes
  8. Withey
  9. Witheys
  10. withgo
  11. withgoes

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