1. dried up and shrunken, especially from loss of moisture or vitality
2. weakened or diminished in strength, vigor, or effectiveness

Examples

• The withered flowers in the vase needed to be replaced.
• His withered hands showed the effects of decades of hard work.
• The drought left the crops withered and brown.
• She found withered leaves scattered across the garden path.
• The old man’s withered face told stories of a long life.
• The withered tree branches creaked in the wind.
• Her withered hopes for the project were finally abandoned.