shrunken

[ shruhng-kuhn ]

verb

1. a past participle of shrink.

adjective

1. contracted or lessened in size, extent, or scope:

   Many state agencies are operating with a shrunken workforce.

shrunken

/ ˈʃrʌŋkən /

verb

1. a past participle of shrink

adjective

1. usually prenominal reduced in size

   a shrunken head

Other Words From

• un·shrunken adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of shrunken¹

First recorded before 1000, for the adjective

Example Sentences

“I would say any monuments that Biden has already designated or is going to designate in the coming two months are at severe risk of being shrunken or eliminated by the Trump administration,” said Brendan Cummings, conservation director for the Center for Biological Diversity.

From Los Angeles Times

With Sofia, though, LeFranc demonstrates an understanding of an underlying frustration with how these stories depict female characters and a misogynistic culture's shrunken regard for female power.

From Salon

The Swan auction house, in Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, had listed objects including skulls, shrunken heads and other remains originating from communities across the globe.

From BBC

Among the items initially listed were shrunken heads from the Jivaro people of South America, skulls from the Ekoi people of West Africa and a 19th century horned human skull from the Naga people of India and Myanmar.

From BBC

There, the Silicon Valley entrepreneur, flush with cash from the sale of PayPal, founded Space Exploration Technologies in 2002 and defied skeptics, building his startup into a $210-billion giant and fueling a revitalization of the shrunken industry.

From Los Angeles Times