withering
English
adj
Definitions
- Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm or cause complete destruction.
- Diminishing rapidly.
- Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way.
Etymology
Suffix from English wither (against, counter-, wilt).
Origin
English
wither
Gloss
against, counter-, wilt
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Property
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Cognates and derived terms
- forwither English
- unwitherable English
- unwithering English
- wither English
- witherable English
- witherer English
- witherest English
- withereth English
- witheringly English
- witherward English
- widren Middle English