All 8 Uses of
wizened
in
The Grapes of Wrath
- The tent flaps opened and a wizened woman came out--a face wrinkled as a dried leaf and eyes that seemed to flame in her face, black eyes that seemed to look out of a well of horror.†
Chpt 13
- Her face was wizened and dull, deep gray pouches under blank eyes, and a mouth slack and loose.†
Chpt 20
- A wizened little man with a wrinkled face slapped his knee.†
Chpt 26
- " The wizened man said, "We struck.†
Chpt 26
- " "Fi' cents?" the wizened man cried.†
Chpt 26
- " "You're jus' jumpy," the wizened man said.†
Chpt 26
- The wizened face looked in again.
Chpt 26 *wizened = lean and wrinkled
- " The wizened man whispered, "Under the bridge span--out that way.†
Chpt 26
Definition:
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(wizened) thin and wrinkled -- typically from age or illness