atrophied
/ˈætrəfid/
adjective
- Wasted away or decreased in size, especially due to lack of use, disease, or inadequate nourishment.
- The abandoned garden was filled with atrophied plants that had not been watered.
- Her atrophied vocal cords required therapy to regain strength after the surgery.
- After months in a cast, his atrophied arm was much thinner than the other one.
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verb
- Past tense of atrophy: wasted away or decreased in size, function, or strength.
- The once-thriving town atrophied as factories closed and people moved away.
- Without regular practice, his piano skills atrophied over the summer.
- The muscle atrophied because the patient could not move his leg for weeks.