cramped

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[ krampt ]
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adjective
  1. affected with a cramp in a muscle or muscles.

Origin of cramped

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First recorded in 1670–80; cramp1 + -ed3

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Other definitions for cramped (2 of 2)

cramped2
[ krampt ]

adjective
  1. confined 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 cramped

2
First recorded in 1670–80; cramp2 + -ed2

Other words from cramped

  • crampedness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for cramped

cramped

/ (kræmpt) /


adjective
  1. closed in; restricted

  2. (esp of handwriting) small and irregular; difficult to read

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