contrāctus

   contrāctus adj. with comp.    [P. of contraho], drawn together, compressed, contracted, short, narrow, restricted, limited: nares contractiores habent introitūs: cuticula, wrinkled, Iu.: frons, H.: vestigia vatum, the narrow path, H.: ipsos in usūs locus, too narrow, V. — Fig.: ambitus verborum, brief: studia contractiora, more limited: paupertas, stinted, H.: Contractus leget, in retirement, H.

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contracta, contractum ADJ

close/narrow/restricted/pinched; short (time); abridged, terse; restrained

II

contracta, contractum ADJ

violated; dishonored; touched carnally; stolen, purloined, taken by stealth

III

contractus N M

shrinking/narrowing; undertaking; legal/commercial agreement/contract