Wiktionary:Word of the day/2020/October 24

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for October 24
etiolated adj
  1. (chiefly botany, horticulture) Of a plant or part of a plant: pale and weak because of sunlight deprivation or excessive exposure to sunlight. [from mid 18th c.]
  2. (horticulture) Of a plant: intentionally grown in the dark.
  3. (by extension) Of an animal or person: having an ashen or pale appearance; also, haggard or thin; physically weak.
  4. (figurative) Lacking in vigour; anemic, feeble.
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