- Contractedness
- Contractedness Con*tract"ed*ness, n. The state of being contracted; narrowness; meanness; selfishness. [1913 Webster]
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Contractedness
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contractedness — noun The state of being contracted … Wiktionary
contractedness — con·tract·ed·ness … English syllables
contractedness — noun see contracted … Useful english dictionary
contracted — contractedly, adv. contractedness, n. /keuhn trak tid/, adj. 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… … Universalium
contracted — /kənˈtræktəd/ (say kuhn traktuhd) adjective 1. drawn together; shrunken. 2. abridged; (of a word) shortened by the elision of part of it. –contractedly, adverb –contractedness, noun …
