contractibly

/kɒntræktɪbli/ or /kɑntræktɪbli/

Definitions

1. adverb

In a way that contracts or becomes smaller; in a shrinking manner.

“The muscles contracted, and the wound healed contractibly.”

2. adverb

In a way that is contracted or restricted.

“The company operated contractibly due to the economic downturn.”

Synonyms

  • shrinkingly
  • shrunkly

Antonyms

  • enlargedly
  • expandingly