Contractedness

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  • n. The state of being contracted.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The state of being contracted; narrowness; meanness; selfishness.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The state of being contracted; conciseness.
  • n. Narrowness; meanness; extreme selfishness.
    • Word Usage
    "It was once possible to row along this river; but its bed is now choked with solid substances, and is so narrowed by its straits that few vessels can get in, being prevented by its sluggishness and contractedness."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    narrowness    meanness    selfishness   
     
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