Shortened, cut short; limited, curtailed.
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释义 | the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > curtailed (19) abridgeda1382 Shortened, cut short; limited, curtailed. docked1408 Cut short, curtailed; with short or shortened tail. defalcate1531 Curtailed, diminished. decurted?1550 curtailed1561 Cut short; shortened, abridged; diminished in length, extent, power, privilege. limited1590 Circumscribed within definite limits, bounded, restricted. Of circumstances: narrow. Also in weakened sense: small, slight, low (in number or extent). minced1609 Diminished; deprived of some essential part, abbreviated. Obsolete. clipped1788 Cut as with shears or scissors, cut short, spec. having the hair or wool shorn, etc. Also of speech: (a) mumbled or indistinct (see clip, v.2 5b)… razeed1821 shorn1853 Lessened in extent, deprived of splendour, etc.: see shear, v. 4. restricted1856 Limited in extent, number, scope, or action; confined. curtate1875 Economics and Statistics. Shortened or limited according to some formula or rule; esp. counting or calculated for the number of full years in a… fine-cut1894 Cut down to narrow limits; made very fine or small. Subcategories:— not (5) — able to be (1) |
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