cramped
1 Americanadjective
adjective
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confined or severely limited in space.
cramped closets.
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(of handwriting) with characters written small and crowded together.
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(of a style of writing) hard to understand; crabbed.
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adjective
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closed in; restricted
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(esp of handwriting) small and irregular; difficult to read
Other Word Forms
- crampedness noun
Etymology
Origin of cramped1
First recorded in 1670–80; cramp 1 + -ed 3
Origin of cramped2
Example Sentences
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In the video above, Fedigan takes The Wall Street Journal inside his workday, with stops at the scenic shop where Broadway sets are constructed and the cramped backstage of “Chicago” minutes before a performance.
Like Gray, the chef Clare de Boer spent many years working in a cramped—and coveted—New York restaurant: King, which she opened with two partners in the West Village in 2016.
The rooms that looked spacious on the website, thanks to photos apparently taken with a fish-eye lens, were cramped.
My leg was cramped, and my back and head ached.
From Literature
When AFP visited, relatives of the missing packed into a local elder's cramped home, showing WhatsApp and Facebook groups filled with blurry images, unverified lists and rumours.
From Barron's
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