Straitened
['streitnd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Straiten
Editor: Wilma
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Distressed, perplexed, embarrassed.
Edited by Annabel
Examples
- He could not refuse, when he knew how straitened were the circumstances of his parents. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- My grub-worm is always a straitened, struggling, care-worn tradesman. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The old maid was too poor to give much, though she straitened herself to privation that she might contribute her mite when needful. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I think Mr. Murdstone's means were straitened at about this time; but it is little to the purpose. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- You know I cannot do that: straitened on all sides as I am, I have nothing for it but to push on. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Why, you know, Sir Thomas's means will be rather straitened if the Antigua estate is to make such poor returns. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Are you aware how small his means are, and of the straitened circumstances of his widow? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Edited by Annabel