circumscribed
- past participle of circumscribe.
- past tense form of circumscribe.
Example Sentences
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Circumscribed by the character of his country and his age, the moralist must learn to vindicate his principles in that position.
From Democracy in America — Volume 2 by Reeves, Henry
Circumscribed as it is, the garden of coral in Brammo Bay, now slowly recovering its lost loveliness, supplies an excellent field for the observation of some of the most wonderful of the processes of Nature.
From Confessions of a Beachcomber by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)
And since I a mean must choose Between two extremes of action, From his cell, to-day, my son Shall go forth, but in a manner That will leave his seeming freedom Circumscribed and safely guarded.
From The Two Lovers of Heaven: Chrysanthus and Daria A Drama of Early Christian Rome by MacCarthy, Denis Florence
Circumscribed in their views, they remain illiberal in their sympathies.
From Catholic Problems in Western Canada by Daly, George Thomas
Circumscribed, solid elevations, commonly pea-sized and usually deep-seated; as, for example, the tubercles of syphilis, of leprosy, and of lupus.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman
