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[ krampt ] / kræmpt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cramped ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveaffected with a cramp in a muscle or muscles. Origin of cramped1First recorded in 1670–80; cramp1 + -ed3 Words nearby crampedcram-full, crammer, cramoisy, cramp, cramp ball, cramped, cramper, crampfish, cramp iron, crampon, cramp someone's style Definition for cramped (2 of 2)[ krampt ] / kræmpt /
adjectiveconfined or severely limited in space: cramped closets. - (of handwriting) with characters written small and crowded together.
- (of a style of writing) hard to understand; crabbed.
Origin of cramped2First recorded in 1670–80; cramp2 + -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM crampedcrampedness, nounDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crampedWe were exposing the people of Bettiah to the unprotected dimensions of their cramped lives. The Real India Revealed|Rafia Zakaria|August 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Pro-Sisi residents in the cramped, narrow streets are welcoming as long as only their perspective is being heard. Egypt’s Ugly, Unconvincing Elections|Jesse Rosenfeld|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Her sister, Magda, is quarantined after catching tuberculosis aboard their cramped vessel, and her aunt is nowhere to be found. Marion Cotillard on Playing a Prostitute in ‘The Immigrant’ and Seducing America|Marlow Stern|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST But while Paul may broaden his rhetoric, his outreach is cramped. Who to Blame for Donald Sterling and Cliven Bundy|Robert Shrum|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In her cramped kitchen she mashed pork fat with oatmeal and sculpted a loaf, which she fried up in patties. ‘Tracing the Blue Light’: Read Chapter 1 of Eileen Cronin’s ‘Mermaid’|Eileen Cronin|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Then at the signal of the Ring Tailed Panther they rose to their feet, and stretched their cramped limbs. The Texan Star|Joseph A. Altsheler Charley, with a soft kiss on his hair, rose from the cramped position on her knees and went into the house. The Forbidden Trail|Honor Willsie And it seemed to symbolize Annie's life for her, in its cramped and pruned and smoky regularity. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories|Arnold Bennett It is impossible to letter well in a cramped or unsteady position. Letters and Lettering|Frank Chouteau Brown One of his legs was cramped from lying motionless so long, and he limped into the front room. A Son of the City|Herman Gastrell Seely
British Dictionary definitions for cramped
adjectiveclosed in; restricted (esp of handwriting) small and irregular; difficult to read Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to crampedsmall, narrow, packed, tiny, crowded, crabbed, restricted, confined, close, pent, squeezed, circumscribed, awkward, illegible, indecipherable, irregular, little, minute, tight, uncomfortable |