Stinted

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of stint form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Constrained; restrained; confined. dated

    "Neither Mr. Toots nor Mr. Feeder could partake of this or any other snuff, even in the most stinted and moderate degree, without being seized with convulsions of sneezing."

Synonyms

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abstemiousasceticaustereboxed incircumscribedconfined

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"The lamp gave its ordinary stinted light."

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