adj.distressed or embarrassed (especially financially)

Being a Man in a Straitened Japan: Differentiation and Uncertainty
Being a man in a straitened Japan: The view from twenty years later
Straitened circumstances: Spanishness, Psychogeography, and the Borderline Personality
The Social Value of Housing in Straitened Times: The View from England
Collaborative purchasing: a model for financially straitened times
Analysis about Problem of College Students in Straitened Circumstances
Payment by Results: Delivering high quality public services in straitened fiscal times
The Performance of Imposing Environmental Tax on the Consumer in Straitened Circumstances
Rethinking research library collections: A policy framework for straitened times, and beyond
Keeping the score: : Outreach services and collaboration for academic music libraries in financially straitened times