STRAINED


Meaning of STRAINED in English

— strainedly /straynd"lee, stray"nid-/ , adv. — strainedness , n.

/straynd/ , adj.

affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced: strained hospitality.

[ 1350-1400; ME; see STRAIN 1 , -ED 2 ]

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