All 4 Uses of
hamper
in
Middlemarch
- For the first time Lydgate was feeling the hampering threadlike pressure of small social conditions, and their frustrating complexity.†
Chpt 2
- It is a little too hard on me to expect that my course in life is to be hampered by prejudices which I think ridiculous.†
Chpt 4
- Take care—experto crede—take care not to get hampered about money matters.†
Chpt 5 *
- He is very fond of Natural History and various scientific matters, and he is hampered in reconciling these tastes with his position.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
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(hamper as in: hampered by) to hinder; i.e., slow down or cause problems for