strained
adjective
affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced.
strainedness
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a word derived from
strained.
Example Sentences
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Still, whatever strainedness there was could hardly have been Mrs. Severance's fault.
From Young People's Pride A Novel by Stephen Vincent Benét
Annette chattered on, entirely oblivious of the strainedness of the men's adieux, and still chattered as they drove through the pines.
From The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson
