ˈpincht adjective
Etymology: from past participle of pinch (I)
1. : compressed , squeezed, contracted
the pinched attic — Sinclair Lewis
the valleys become pinched — Richard Joseph
feel the effect on the consumer's pinched purse — Wall Street Journal
2. : drawn thin (as from hunger or cold) : wasted , haggard
a small, pinched face — T.B.Costain
thought he looked pinched and cold — G.G.Carter
3. : being in straitened circumstances : hard up
throve … when all their neighbors were pinched — Samuel Butler †1902
• pinched·ly ˈpinchə̇dlē, -chtl-, -li adverb
• pinched·ness -chə̇dnə̇s, -ch(t)n- noun -es