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Webster 1913 Edition

Contracted

Con-tract′ed

(kŏn-trăkt′ĕd)
,
Adj.
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.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Contracted

CONTRACTED

,
pp.
1.
Drawn together, or into a shorter or narrower compass; shrunk; betrothed; incurred; bargained.
2.
a. Narrow; mean; selfish; as a man of a contracted soul or mind.

Definition 2024

contracted

contracted

English

Adjective

contracted ‎(comparative more contracted, superlative most contracted)

  1. (not comparable) Arranged by contract; established by agreement.
  2. Made smaller by contraction.
  3. Incurred; acquired.

Derived terms

Verb

contracted

  1. simple past tense and past participle of contract

Pronunciation

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