Meaning of CONTRACTED
| Pronunciation: | | kun'traktid
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| | Definition: | | [adj] reduced in size or pulled together; "the contracted pupils of her eyes" |
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| | Synonyms: | | contractile, narrowed, shrunk, shrunken |
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| | Antonyms: | | expanded | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con*tract"ed\, a.
1. Drawn together; shrunken; wrinkled; narrow; as, a
contracted brow; a contracted noun.
2. Narrow; illiberal; selfish; as, a contracted mind;
contracted views.
3. Bargained for; betrothed; as, a contracted peace.
Inquire me out contracted bachelors. --Shak.
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