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etiolate EE-tee-uh-layt verb to make weak; to create a pale or sickly appearance; to deprive of light 1891Peter IbbetsonAnd is there, perchance, some sixth sense embedded somewhere in the thickness of the flesh—some survival of the past, of the race, of our own childhood even, etiolated by disuse?1982Helliconia SpringThe chill, the etiolated morning in which rain threatened, the sense of adventure, served to make her feel disembodied.1995Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the WestShe sat down, looking a bit etiolated…Labels: Brian Aldiss, George du Maurier, Gregory Maguire
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