wizened

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The little, wizened, mysterious man,

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  • The king was wizened, and parts of his skin were bleached into an unhealthy white. —  Triple Detente by Piers Anthony
  • Her face was unduly wizened, and there was a walking stick propped against her chair. —  Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March-April 2005
  • He was old and wizened, and wore a necklace of human finger-bones Who are you?' —  David A
  • Bush as the war-weary, wizened, slightly deluded visionary whose vision just so happened to be horribly wrong in every possible way, but who nevertheless truly believed he was doing right by his confused and angry God, and probably still does, and doesn't that make him some sort of sad and tragic figure in our sad and tragic history? —  Alternate Brain
  • For those still itching to play as the wizened master, look no further than Gouken in Street Fighter IV - inspired by this very gag. —  IGN Complete
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