Definition of strained

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Strained (a.) Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched; weakened; as, strained relations between old friends..

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Saturnalian :: Saturnalian (a.) Of unrestrained and intemperate jollity; riotously merry; dissolute.
Headstrong :: Headstrong (a.) Not easily restrained; ungovernable; obstinate; stubborn.
Colature :: Colature (n.) The process of straining; the matter strained; a strainer.
Licentious :: Licentious (a.) Unrestrained by law or morality; lawless; immoral; dissolute; lewd; lascivious; as, a licentious man; a licentious life..
Self-restrained :: Self-restrained (a.) Restrained by one's self or itself; restrained by one's own power or will.
Uneasy :: Uneasy (a.) Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment..
Strainer :: Strained (a.) Done or produced with straining or excessive effort; as, his wit was strained..
Fierce :: Fierce (superl.) Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind..
Discretion :: Discretion (n.) Freedom to act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained exercise of choice or will.
Unyoked :: Unyoked (a.) Licentious; unrestrained.
Free :: Free (superl.) Unrestrained; immoderate; lavish; licentious; -- used in a bad sense.
Lawless :: Lawless (a.) Not subject to, or restrained by, the law of morality or of society; as, lawless men or behavior..
Broken :: Broken (v. t.) Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship..
Cullis :: Cullis (n.) A strong broth of meat, strained and made clear for invalids; also, a savory jelly..
Spontaneity :: Spontaneity (n.) The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or cheked by the environment..
Half-strained :: Half-strained (a.) Half-bred; imperfect.
Simper :: Simper (n.) A constrained, self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile; a smirk..
Extravagant :: Extravagant (a.) Exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained; as, extravagant acts, wishes, praise, abuse..
Interdict :: Interdict (n.) A prohibition of the pope, by which the clergy or laymen are restrained from performing, or from attending, divine service, or from administering the offices or enjoying the privileges of the church..
Forced :: Forced (a.) Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh..
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