hieroglyphic vs pinched

hieroglyphic

noun
  • Undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol. 

  • Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph. 

  • A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus 

adj
  • difficult to decipher 

  • of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols 

pinched

adj
  • Financially hurt or damaged. 

  • Very thin, as if drawn together. 

  • Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger. 

  • Compressed. 

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