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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant..
A prune is a shrivelled plum.
All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut.
Use shrivelled when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shrivelled means Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant..
Common synonyms include lean, thin, dry, reduced.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A prune is a shrivelled plum.
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