wellcontracted
tɪd adjective
1.
drawn together; reduced in compass or size; made smaller; shrunken.
2.
condensed; abridged.
3.
(of the mind, outlook, etc.) narrow or illiberal; restricted: a contracted view of human rights.
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Word Origin & History
contracted
c.1600, "agreed upon," also "shrunken, shortened," pp. adj. from contract.
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Wellcontracted
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Medical Dictionary
contract con·tract (kən-trākt', kŏn'trākt')
v. con·tract·ed, con·tract·ing, con·tracts
To reduce in size by drawing together.
To become reduced in size by or as if by being drawn together, as the pupil of the eye.
To acquire or incur by contagion or infection.
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Cultural Dictionary
contract definition
A legally binding agreement between two or more parties.
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