wizzled

English

Adjective

wizzled (comparative more wizzled, superlative most wizzled)

1. (US, regional) wizened
   • 1855, Putnam's monthly magazine of American literature, science, and art, page 145:

     Two or three wizzled antiques of the same sex mumbled sourly together upon a sofa.

   • 1916, Annie Roe Carr, Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp, page 94:

     "That doesn't sound very nice," objected Nan. "Don't you love your grandfather?"
     "Not much," said this perfectly frank young savage. "He's so awfully wizzled."
     "'Wizzled'?" repeated Nan, puzzled.
     "Yes. His face is all wizzled up like a dried apple."