Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: curtailed
IPA transcription: [kɚt'eɪld]
Usage examples
  • --Keep an adequate supply of heating fuel on hand and use it sparingly, as your regular supplies may be curtailed by storm conditions.
  • There is naturally much intercommunication, which would be greatly curtailed by a system having the capacity of only a single message at a time.
  • Whatever its structure, a Noun must always be either (1) the ordinary word for the thing, or (2) a strange word, or (3) a metaphor, or (4) an ornamental word, or (5) a coined word, or (6) a word lengthened out, or (7) curtailed, or (8) altered in form.