Cramped

//kɹæmpt// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of cramp form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Uncomfortably restricted in size or space, or financially.

    "Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,[…]. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either."

  2. 2
    Overcrowded or congested.
  3. 3
    Tight because of or like suffering a cramp.
  4. 4
    Illegible.
Adjective
  1. 1
    constricted in size wordnet

Synonyms

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incommodiousangustifoliateangustirostrateangustisellateangustiseptalauthoritarian

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"I want to move out of this cramped room as soon as I can."

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