adjective
1.
a. : agreed upon : bargained
a contracted peace
b. : betrothed
2. : abridged, concise
3. : illiberal , selfish , narrow
a contracted mind
4. : drawn together : shrunken , wrinkled
contracted brow
: narrow , shortened
a contracted rest period
• con·tract·ed·ly adverb
• con·tract·ed·ness noun -es