Diminished, lessened; abated; incomplete, defective.

As past participle: subdued, overcome.

Made less or smaller; diminished, reduced.

Diminished; made less in size, number, or degree; reduced in power.

Turned aside, deflected; sloped, oblique; brought low, debased, decayed; advanced towards its close: see the verb.

Diminished in size, number, quantity, or amount; lessened.

Lowered or lessened in position, amount, force, estimation, etc.; esp. in bated breath: breathing subdued or restrained under the influence of…

Drawn into smaller compass; narrowed, shortened, shrunken, etc.; see contract, v. 8 9.

That has waned; diminished, decreased.

In extended use: restrained, subdued, inexpressive, subtle. Cf. muted, adj.2

transferred and figurative. Contracted, reduced to small proportions.

Diminished or reduced in strength or size. Obsolete. rare.

Diminished, lessened.

That has been retrenched (in various senses of retrench, v.1).

Decreased in amount, degree, or intensity.

Made smaller, lessened: see the verb. (†In quot. 1607, Lowered in condition, weakened, wasted, emaciated.) diminished return (cf. diminishing, adj.…

Reduced in intensity, strength, or vividness; lacking vibrancy; restrained; toned down; quiet.

That has wasted away, or become gradually less; shrunken; reduced to insignificance.

figurative. Lowered in force, amount, or degree.

= shrunk, adj. 1. in predicative use.

(see whittling n.

That has been pared (in various senses of the verb); trimmed, reduced in size. In later use frequently in pared-down.

usually attributive.