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STRAINED

\stɹˈe͡ɪnd], \stɹˈe‍ɪnd], \s_t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n_d]\

Definitions of STRAINED

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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struggling for effect; "agonistic poses"
lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

struggling for effect; "agonistic poses"
lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched; weakened; as, strained relations between old friends.
Done or produced with straining or excessive effort; as, his wit was strained.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Stretched; filtered.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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