WILTED

wilted, limp

(adjective) without energy or will; “gave a limp handshake”; “a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know” G.K.Chesterton; “the afternoon heat left her feeling wilted”

wilted

(adjective) (of plants) limp due to heat, loss of water, or disease; “wilted lettuce”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

wilted (comparative more wilted, superlative most wilted)

(of plants) Drooping, typically due to lack of water.

Verb

wilted

simple past tense and past participle of wilt

Anagrams

• twidle

Source: Wiktionary

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WILT

Wilt,

Definition: 2d pers. sing. of Will.

Wilt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wilting.] Etym: [Written also welt, a modification of welk.]

Definition: To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant when exposed when exposed to drought, or to great heat in a dry day, or when separated from its root; to droop;. to wither. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]

Wilt, v. t.

1. To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant. [Prov. Eng. U. S.]

2. Hence, to cause to languish; to depress or destroy the vigor and energy of. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] Despots have wilted the human race into sloth and imbecility. Dr. T. Dwight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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