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pinched
01
extremely emaciated, particularly due to illness, lack of food, or exposure to cold
Grammatical Information
Composition
past participle adjective
qualitative
Superlative
most pinched
Comparative
more pinched
gradable
02
sounding as if the nose were pinched
03
as if squeezed uncomfortably tight
04
experiencing financial hardship
Examples
They were a bit pinched after paying for unexpected car repairs.
Lexical Tree
pinched
pinch
