Associations to the word «Contracted»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
CONTRACTED, adjective. (not comparable) Arranged by contract; established by agreement.
CONTRACTED, adjective. Made smaller by contraction.
CONTRACTED, adjective. Incurred; acquired.
CONTRACTED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of contract
Dictionary definition
CONTRACTED, adjective. Reduced in size or pulled together; "the contracted pupils of her eyes".
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.