PINCHED
Scrabble letter values: P3I1N1C3H4E1D2 = 15
Definition
- adjective sounding as if the nose were pinched. — synonyms: adenoidal, nasal
- adjective very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold. — synonyms: cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, skeletal, wasted
- adjective not having enough money to pay for necessities. — synonyms: hard_up, impecunious, in_straitened_circumstances(p), penniless, penurious
- adjective as if squeezed uncomfortably tight.
Examples
- “a whining nasal voice”
- “a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys”
- “eyes were haggard and cavernous”