He sat in a somewhat contracted position (G. T. Lloyd). Figurative. A very contracted summary of the voluminous records (James Mill).
A prejudiced person has a contracted point of view.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
con|tract´ed|ly — con|tract|ed «kuhn TRAK tihd», adjective. 1. drawn together; made narrow; shortened; made smaller; shrunken: »He sat in a somewhat contracted position (G. T. Lloyd). Figurative. A very contracted summary of the voluminous records (James Mill). 2 … Useful english dictionary
con|tract|ed — «kuhn TRAK tihd», adjective. 1. drawn together; made narrow; shortened; made smaller; shrunken: »He sat in a somewhat contracted position (G. T. Lloyd). Figurative. A very contracted summary of the voluminous records (James Mill). 2. Figurative.… … Useful english dictionary
con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
tract — ac·e·tract; at·tract; at·tract·a·ble; at·tract·ance; at·tract·ant; at·tract·ing·ly; con·tract·able; con·tract·ant; con·tract·ile; con·tract·less; con·tract·om·e·ter; de·tract; de·tract·er; de·tract·ing·ly; dis·tract·ed·ly; dis·tract·ibil·i·ty;… … English syllables
contractedness — con·tract·ed·ness … English syllables
ed — bloat·ed; clout·ed; de·grad·ed; ed·a·pho·sau·rid; ed·dy; ed·i·ble; ed·it; ed·i·tor; ed·i·to·ri·al; ed·rio·as·ter·oid; ed·ri·oph·thal·mi·an; ed·war·de·an; frost·ed; hand·ed·ness; kilt·ed; list·ed; point·ed; suit·ed; un·fold·ed; wick·ed;… … English syllables
Contractedness — Con*tract ed*ness, n. The state of being contracted; narrowness; meanness; selfishness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contract — con•tract n., adj., and usu. for v. 16–18, 22, 23 [[t]ˈkɒn trækt[/t]] otherwise v. [[t]kənˈtrækt[/t]] n. 1) an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified 2) law an agreement enforceable by law 3) law… … From formal English to slang
able — ab·sorb·able; ac·count·able; ac·tion·able; adapt·able; ad·vance·able; ad·vis·able·ness; al·lege·able; al·ter·able; ami·able·ness; bounce·able; brib·able; bridge·able; buff·able; build·able; burn·able; can·cel·able; change·able; change·able·ness;… … English syllables
