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wizened

[wiz-uhnd, wee-zuhnd] / ˈwɪz ənd, ˈwi zənd /


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I saw a picture recently of you and Cameron Winter of Geese, which got me thinking about how you’re between two phases: not yet a wizened old-timer — Depends who you ask.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

But the admiring, even celebratory, tone of these paeans to hot actresses remaining hot well past Hollywood’s traditional expiration date masks the shadow side of this phenomenon: The wizened, terrifying hag.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2025

This means that the youngest caterpillars are usually all black, while more colorful caterpillars tend to be the wizened, elders of a given population.

From National Geographic • Nov. 29, 2023

The pining narrator of “Teardrops on My Guitar” feels miles away from the wizened woman singing “Midnight Rain,” who has realized that love and marriage won’t solve all her problems.

From New York Times • May 30, 2023

And there was Billy, thin and wizened and slightly hunched, like a walking stick that had warped in the rain.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger