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Meaning of 'contracted' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Contracted [ a.]
- Drawn together; shrunken; wrinkled; narrow; as, a contracted brow; a contracted noun.
- Narrow; illiberal; selfish; as, a contracted mind; contracted views.
- Bargained for; betrothed; as, a contracted peace.
2 . Contracted [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Contract

Meaning of 'contracted' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . contracted [ a]
Meaning (1):
- reduced in size or pulled together
Example in sentence:
  • the contracted pupils of her eyes

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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