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shorn
abated, belittled, consumed, decreased, diminished, eroded, lesser, minus, retrenched, shorter, stripped of, worn
Definition
adj.
having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers
Last update: October 25, 2015
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No light
shorn
from above us.
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Even then he's more likely to be
shorn
than to shear.
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To vary the metaphor, you are not fully
shorn
yet.
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The other Greek cities were declared independent, and thus Sparta was
shorn
of much of her power.
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Australia suffered herself to be
shorn
, in view of the future tempering of the wind.
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We came to shear, but in good sooth we seem more likely to go back
shorn
.
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But it will soon grow out again," said Beth, coming to kiss and comfort the
shorn
sheep."
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And, touching her hat a la Laurie, away went Jo, feeling like a
shorn
sheep on a wintry day.
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But her speech stopped there,
shorn
of a donator's gracious frills, and the smile became somewhat fixed upon the lovely lip.
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"Samson was
shorn
of his strength by the fingers of a woman," he said.
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You shall have your request and you may come with us but to-morrow you go forth stripped and
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