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STRAITEN Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
straitened; straitening ˈstrāt-niŋ. -ᵊn-iŋ. : to limit or restrict especially in resources. straitened by misfortune. More from Merriam-Webster on straiten.
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STRAITENED Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
characterized by financial difficulty or limited means: His early death left his widow and five young children in straitened circumstances.
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STRAITENED Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words
Synonyms for STRAITENED: pinched, reduced, insolvent, bankrupt, displaced, deprived, bankrupted, destitute; Antonyms of STRAITENED: ...
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straitened
straitened, ppl. a. (ˈstreɪt(ə)nd) [f. straiten v. + -ed1.] In various senses of the verb. 1. Contracted, narrowed; insufficiently spacious.1602 [J. Willis] Art Stenogr. A 5, Stenographie, signifieth a straightned or compendious Writing. 1694 Addison Poems, Virg. Georg. iv. 375 First then a close co...
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STRAITENED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
STRAITENED meaning: 1. A straitened situation is difficult because there is much less money available to you than there…. Learn more.
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Straiten - Webster's 1828 Dictionary
STRAITEN, verb transitive. 1. To make narrow. In narrow circuit, straitend by a foe. 2. To contract; to confine; as, to straiten the British commerce.
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straitened
straitened/ˈstreɪtnd; `stretnd/ adj(idm 习语) in straitened `circumstances (fml esp euph 文, 尤作委婉语) having scarcely enough money to live on; in poverty 勉强糊口的; 穷困的.
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straitened, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective straitened, one of which is labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions.
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Topical Bible: Straitened
The term "straitened" in the Bible often refers to situations of distress, difficulty, or limitation. It is used to describe circumstances where individuals or ...
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In straitened circumstances - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
adjective not having enough money to pay for necessities synonyms: hard up, impecunious, penniless, penurious, pinched poor having little money or few ...
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STRAITEN definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
1. to put into difficulties, esp. financial ones. His obligations had straitened him · 2. to restrict in range, extent, amount, pecuniary means, etc. Poverty ...
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Straitened Meaning - Bible Definition and References
Hindered; impeded. I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. When thou goest, thy steps shall not be STRAITENED.
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Walter Chetwynd (Lichfield MP)
In 1731, he was in a financially straitened situation and resigned his seat to take the post of Governor of Barbados at £2,000 a year.
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Madeleine de Souvré, marquise de Sablé
In 1614 she married Philippe Emmanuel de Laval, marquis de Sablé, who died in 1640, leaving her in somewhat straitened circumstances.
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angustated
† angustated, ppl. a. Obs. rare. [f. as prec. with ppl. ending -ed.] Narrowed, contracted.1615 Crooke Body of Man 787 His Venter or Belly is angustated or straightned [i.e. straitened].
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