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strained
adjective
1 strained
Lacking natural ease.
synonyms: labored, laboured.
Roget 686:
laboring
etc.
v..
laborious,
operose†,
elaborate;
strained;
toilsome,
troublesome,
wearisome;
uphill;
herculean,
gymnastic,
palestric†.
hard-working,
painstaking;
strenuous,
energetic.
hard at work,
on the stretch.
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2 strained
Showing signs of mental and emotional tension.
3 strained
Lacking spontaneity; not natural:
— A constrained smile.
— A strained smile.
synonyms: constrained, forced.
4 strained
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