attrited
/əˈtraɪtɪd/
adjective
- Reduced in size, strength, or number through gradual loss or attrition.
- After years of war, the attrited army could no longer defend its borders.
- The attrited forest had lost many trees to disease and logging.
- The attrited workforce struggled to meet production deadlines.
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verb
- Past tense of attrit: gradually reduced through natural losses.
- The harsh winter attrited the herd of deer significantly.
- The company attrited its staff by offering early retirement packages.
- Over the decade, the school attrited nearly half of its faculty.