wizened
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Danielle Pinnock’s character, a Jamaican woman who is taken to America by a wizened older man she refers to as the “old raisin,” has a brassy boldness and bawdiness that also seduces the audience’s affections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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
The plant had once been glorious but was abandoned in critical condition, with sap-oozing wounds and wizened limbs.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2024
A former neighbor with a soft spot for his mother put him in touch with the most seasoned mechanic in the community, a wizened man who fixed all kinds of engines: boats, generators, trucks.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2023
Lord Walder was ninety, a wizened pink weasel with a bald spotted head, too gouty to stand unassisted.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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