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Intemperately :: Intemperately (adv.) In an intemperate manner; immoderately; excessively; without restraint.

Sotto Voce :: Sotto voce () With a restrained voice or moderate force; in an undertone.

Half-strained :: Half-strained (a.) Half-bred; imperfect.

Tyrant :: Tyrant (n.) An absolute ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution; a usurper of sovereignty.

Force :: Force (n.) To exert to the utmost; to urge; hence, to strain; to urge to excessive, unnatural, or untimely action; to produce by unnatural effort; as, to force a consient or metaphor; to force a laugh; to force fruits..

Figure :: Figure (n.) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a musical or motive; a florid embellishment.

Uneasy :: Uneasy (a.) Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment..

Volta :: Volta (n.) A turning; a time; -- chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated one, two, or more times; as, una volta, once. Seconda volta, second time, points to certain modifications in the close of a repeated strain..

Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice..

Rage :: Rage (n.) To ravage; to prevail without restraint, or with destruction or fatal effect; as, the plague raged in Cairo..

Arpeggio :: Arpeggio (n.) The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession, as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously; a strain thus played..

Limit :: Limit (v. t.) That which terminates, circumscribes, restrains, or confines; the bound, border, or edge; the utmost extent; as, the limit of a walk, of a town, of a country; the limits of human knowledge or endeavor..

Constrainer :: Constrainer (n.) One who constrains.

Bound :: Bound (v. t.) To limit; to terminate; to fix the furthest point of extension of; -- said of natural or of moral objects; to lie along, or form, a boundary of; to inclose; to circumscribe; to restrain; to confine..

Indulgent :: Indulgent (a.) Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild; favorable; not severe; as, an indulgent parent..

High-spirited :: High-spirited (a.) Full of spirit or natural fire; haughty; courageous; impetuous; not brooking restraint or opposition.

Miscreant :: Miscreant (n.) One not restrained by Christian principles; an unscrupulous villain; a while wretch.

Ear-splitting :: Ear-splitting (a.) Deafening; disagreeably loud or shrill; as, ear-splitting strains..

Dispunishable :: Dispunishable (a.) Without penal restraint; not punishable.

Sile :: Sile (v. t.) To strain, as fresh milk..

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