a. 1. Drawn together; shrunken; wrinkled; narrow; as, a contracted brow; a contracted noun. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Narrow; illiberal; selfish; as, a contracted mind; contracted views. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Bargained for; betrothed; as, a contracted peace. [ 1913 Webster ]
Inquire me out contracted bachelors. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being contracted; narrowness; meanness; selfishness. [ 1913 Webster ]