WEAZEN

Etymology

Noun

weazen (plural weazens)

(figurative) An old person.

Synonyms

• geriatric, oldster, senior citizen; see also old person

Adjective

weazen (comparative more weazen, superlative most weazen)

Thin; sharp; withered; wizened.

It was not merely that they were weazen and shrivelled—though they were certainly that too—but they looked absolutely ferocious with discontent.

Source: Wiktionary


Wea"zen, a. Etym: [See Wizen.]

Definition: Thin; sharp; withered; wizened; as, a weazen face. They were weazen and shriveled. Dickens.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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