Added 9 October 2026 pinched adjective Categories: Describing WordsRare Words adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about pinched at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Sounding as if the nose were pinched. a whining nasal voice Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold. a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys Not having enough money to pay for necessities. Related Words: thinemaciatedgaunthaggardwastedleanpenuriousskeletalpoorhighcadaverous Back to today's word