contracted

[ kuhn-trak-tid ]
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adjective
  1. drawn together; reduced in compass or size; made smaller; shrunken.

  1. (of the mind, outlook, etc.) narrow or illiberal; restricted: a contracted view of human rights.

Origin of contracted

1
First recorded in 1540–50; contract + -ed2

Other words from contracted

  • con·tract·ed·ly, adverb
  • con·tract·ed·ness, noun
  • un·con·tract·ed, adjective
  • well-con·tract·ed, adjective

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How to use contracted in a sentence

  • There is one important consideration, which, owing to the contractedness of my limits, I have omitted to enforce in this work.

    Thoughts on African Colonization | William Lloyd Garrison