What is the Latin word for withered?

The usual Latin words for “withered” are flaccidus, languidus, marcidus; also flacceō, marceō, langueō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“withered” in Latin

flaccidusFlaccid, flabby, pendulous.; Languid, feeble, weak.languidusfaint, weak; dull, languid; sluggish, slow marciduswithered, dropping, rotten; apathetic, languid; exhausted, feeble, weak flacceōto be flabby or flaccid; to be faint, languid or weak; flag, droop marceōto wither, droop, shrink, shrivel; to be faint, weak, lazy or languid langueōto be faint, weak; to be inactive, listless, idle

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

withered

flaccidus; languidus; marcidus. To be withered, flaccere; marcere; languere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for withered?: The usual Latin words for “withered” are flaccidus, languidus, marcidus; also flacceō, marceō, langueō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.