pinched
- adjective
- /pɪnʧt/
:
demacrado
- His pinched expression revealed the stress and worry he had been feeling lately.
Examples
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There's something pinched, something tawdry about this kind of universe of, of thought.
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Our lives were greyer and more pinched and our public services worse.
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After weeks of illness, she looked pinched and tired, with deep shadows under her eyes.
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The children appeared pinched from the cold, their cheeks red and faces thin.
Synonyms
12
7.0
Looking very tired and pale from worry, illness, or lack of food
9
7.3
Very thin and pale from illness, hunger, or hard times
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7.8
Extremely thin from illness or lack of food with bones showing
5
6.0
Very thin with bones showing under the skin
1
9.1
Very pale and thin, looking like a dead body
A face that looks tired, pale, and worried
Having a tight, wrinkled look or making the mouth feel tight
Very thin and weak because of illness or lack of use
Antonyms
How Thin
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pinched comes from the verb pinch, meaning 'to squeeze'. When someone is very thin or hungry their skin and features can look pulled tight or 'pinched', which is why the word means thin and drawn.