contracted

[kuhn-trak-tid]

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.

Other Word Forms

• contractedly adverb
• contractedness noun
• uncontracted adjective
• well-contracted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of contracted¹

First recorded in 1540–50; contract + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Rather than fund and build it, the VA contracted the work to affordable housing developers who brought outside funding through time-consuming tax credits.

From Los Angeles Times

Gladys told the BBC that following the procedure he also contracted pneumonia, which he was still suffering from when he was arrested.

From BBC

And he accomplished his most significant work without the use of his hands or legs, which became effectively paralyzed after he contracted a rare and debilitating autoimmune condition called Guillain-Barré syndrome in 2003.

From Los Angeles Times

Even domestic agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Internal Revenue Service, and local police departments like the New York Police Department, have contracted with Palantir for data integration projects.

From Salon

But support services, provided by homeless services agencies contracted to the VA, are still uneven, Reynolds said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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• inflexible 
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