claustrophobic
adjective
relating to, having, or experiencing claustrophobia.
claustrophobically
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a word derived from
claustrophobic.
Example Sentences
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The first series of ITV's claustrophobically intense drama series was mostly set on an international jet flight.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
The way they’re claustrophobically observed by the camera only throws into relief the bogus nature of this documentary-style soap opera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2021
As a gray-hair myself, I can’t imagine how I’m going to comfortably attend the Hippodrome, with its claustrophobically tight seating and mob-scene lobby.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2020
I joined the Co-op in 2013, and found it to be claustrophobically crowded, illogically organized, and almost absurdly inconvenient.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 18, 2019
While some mines are large, open pits, others are claustrophobically small: networks of tunnels piercing the earth.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 17, 2019
