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   etiolated

   /ˈiːtɪə(ʊ)leɪtɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light: "etiolated leaf segments"
   • 2. having lost vigour or substance; feeble: "a tone of etiolated nostalgia"

   Word Origin late 18th century: from etiolate + -ed2.

   Derivatives

   • 1. etiolation noun

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