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Withered vs Fordry - What's the difference?

withered | fordry |

As adjectives the difference between withered and fordry

is that withered is shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water while fordry is (obsolete) very dry; withered.

As verbs the difference between withered and fordry

is that withered is (wither) while fordry is to dry up; become dry.

withered

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.
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  • *:Three chairs of the steamer type, all maimed, comprised the furniture of this roof-garden, withon one of the copings a row of four red clay flower-pots filled with sun-baked dust from which gnarled and rusty stalks thrust themselves up like withered elfin limbs.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (wither)

    • fordry

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) fordrien, fordruien, .

    Verb

  • To dry up; become dry.
  • To dry up; make dry.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) fordruye, equivalent to .

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (obsolete) Very dry; withered.