sunken

verb

1. (archaic, form-of, participle, past)past participle of sink

adj

1. (not-comparable)Caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than the surrounding area) or submerged

   “The sunken ship lay at a depth of 100 feet”

   “sunken mountain ranges I took for islands”

2. (not-comparable)Seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face due to tiredness, illness, or old age.

   “She looked old and thin with sunken cheeks and hollow eyes.”

   “The heartbreak will take some getting over; the sunken forms of the players at the full-time whistle said as much.”