curtail
verb (used with object)
curtailer
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a word derived from
curtail.
Example Sentences
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“Straitness of means is a great curtailer of pleasure,” said Miss Munns, gazing solemnly into space over the edge of her spectacles.
From More about Pixie by William H. C. Groome
