diminished

adjective di·min·ished

Definition of diminished

of a musical interval

:made one half step less than perfect or minor

a diminished fifth

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In addition to diminished traffic, businesses have lost property, had phone lines cut, driveways blocked, and parking lots damaged by construction trucks that use them to turn around, merchants reported.

— susan demar lafferty, Daily Southtown, "Roadwork on 159th Street running behind schedule; businesses 'suffering through it'," 23 Aug. 2017
Another Trump lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, is said to be assuming a diminished role amid the shake-up.

— vanityfair.com, "Fear, Panic, and Talk of Pardons as Trump Weighs Total War on Mueller," 21 July 2017
Another Trump lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, is said to be assuming a diminished role amid the shake-up.

— isobel thompson, The Hive, "Fear, Panic, and Talk of Pardons as Trump Weighs Total War on Mueller," 21 July 2017
The middle school building was shuttered in 2010 when the district closed 21 schools because of diminished enrollment.

— mará rose williams, kansascity, "KC school district discusses reopening Lincoln Middle School," 19 July 2017
Sir Vince Cable inherits a diminished party with only 12 of 650 lawmakers in the Commons.

— alex morales, Bloomberg.com, "Politician Who Predicted Financial Crash Says Brexit Can Be Stopped," 19 July 2017
The version of Stanton that took the field last year looked diminished, weary, possibly from hit-by-pitch injuries to his face and hand in consecutive seasons.

— jack dickey, SI.com, "The Marlins won't compete this year, but they might in 2018," 18 July 2017
Blame Sport mode or the two-ton curb weight (4,045 pounds) on diminished fuel economy or lagging launch response.

— mark maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "2018 Audi Q5 2.0T quattro S tronic," 14 July 2017
The Supreme Court has already said people with intellectual disabilities and juveniles may not be executed because of their diminished culpability.

— the washington post, AL.com, "Virginia governor rejects clemency for William C. Morva, inmate facing execution tonight," 6 July 2017

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circa 1751

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