CONSTRAINED


Meaning of CONSTRAINED in English

— constrainedly /keuhn stray"nid lee/ , adv.

/keuhn straynd"/ , adj.

1. forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.

2. stiff or unnatural; uneasy or embarrassed: a constrained manner.

[ 1565-75; CONSTRAIN + -ED 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .