Added 10 October 2026 shorn /ʃɔːn/ adjective Categories: Describing WordsRare Words adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about shorn at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers. picked up the baby's shorn curls from the floor Related Words: fleecedskinheadedsheepyshaggedroughshodpluckedsheepishsheddedruggedwooledhewnshag Back to today's word