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perished

adj.
C1 Advanced US //ˈpɛɹɪʃt// UK //pˈɛɹɪʃt// per·ished

adj. feeling very cold or describing something that has been damaged by time and weather. You use this to describe materials like rubber that have become old and cracked.

adj. suffering from extreme cold or describing materials that have decayed and lost their elasticity due to age and exposure. Often used predicatively to describe a person's physical state or attributively for degraded rubber and plastic.


SIMPLE

The old rubber seals on the windows have perished.

CONTEXTUAL

After waiting for the bus in the freezing rain for an hour, I was absolutely perished.

COMPLEX

The restoration of the vintage car was delayed because the original tires had perished, leaving the rubber brittle and prone to crumbling under the slightest pressure.

Synonyms
Usage

When describing materials, it is typically used in the past participle form as an adjective. When describing people feeling cold, it is common in British English and often follows 'be' or 'feel'.

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