Narrow or restricted; an archaic or literary term suggesting narrowness or tightness in space or meaning.
From Latin 'angustus' meaning 'narrow' or 'restricted,' which shares a root with 'angulus' (angle) through the concept of 'narrow.' This archaic English form survives mainly in historical or poetic texts.
Angust is basically the old English way of saying 'narrow,' which is why we still have words like 'anguish' (a narrowing of the heart, originally) and 'angst'—all these words share that idea of tightness!
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