Dictionary Entry
strained
strained is a 8-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Strain. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1past tense & past participle
of Strain
- 2adjective
Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched; weakened; as, strained relations between old friends.
- 3adjective
Done or produced with straining or excessive effort; as, his wit was strained.
- 4adjective
struggling for effect
"agonistic poses"
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- 5adjective
lacking spontaneity; not natural
"a constrained smile"
"forced heartiness"
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- 6adjective
lacking natural ease
"a labored style of debating"
- 7adjective
showing signs of mental and emotional tension
"her voice was strained as she asked the question"
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