Dictionary Check: pinched
"pinched" is a valid word!
Scrabble
15
points
Words with Friends
17
points
Definition
adjective
sounding as if the nose were pinched
Example:
"a whining nasal voice"
adjective
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
Example:
"a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"
adjective
not having enough money to pay for necessities
adjective
as if squeezed uncomfortably tight
Example:
"her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her"
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