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"
Synonyms:
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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