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cramped

1 American  
[krampt] / kræmpt /

adjective

  1. affected with a cramp in a muscle or muscles.

cramped 2 American  
[krampt] / kræmpt /

adjective

  1. confined or severely limited in space.

    cramped closets.

    1. (of handwriting) with characters written small and crowded together.

    2. (of a style of writing) hard to understand; crabbed.

cramped British  
/ kræmpt /

adjective

  1. closed in; restricted

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

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Other Word Forms

  • crampedness noun

Etymology

Origin of cramped1

First recorded in 1670–80; cramp 1 + -ed 3

Origin of cramped2

First recorded in 1670–80; cramp 2 + -ed 2

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