Example : Dried-up grass.
The desert was edged with sere vegetation.
Shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings.
Withered vines.

Synonyms : dried-up, sear, sere, shriveled, withered

Example : The old woman's shriveled skin.
He looked shriveled and ill.
A shrunken old man.
A lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws.
He did well despite his withered arm.
A wizened little man with frizzy grey hair.

Synonyms : shriveled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened

Example : Our shriveled receipts during the storm.
As the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled.
The dollar's shrunken buying power.

Synonyms : shriveled, shrunken