adjective
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not under strain; relaxed
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not cleared or separated by passing through a strainer
Etymology
Origin of unstrained
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at un- 1, strain 1, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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If I use the almond milk for smoothies, oatmeal or chia seed pudding, I leave it unstrained, too.
From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2022
Jackson rolls the r’s in “crawl,” stretching the word long and louche, a purring lion, all easy, unstrained dominance that flares into spectacular explosions of rage.
From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2019
The men’s dancing was unstrained, with beats cleanly executed.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2014
Fry is an unstrained Malvolio: less domineering and more generous than might be expected, allowing disappointment to drift over his looming physical presence and plummy delivery.
From The Guardian • Nov. 25, 2012
Ingenuity is more apparent than freshness, the invention is neither easy nor unstrained, and though the old marvellous power over the real is again abundantly manifest, there is some alloy of the artificial.
From The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete by Forster, John
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