strained
adj/stɹeɪ̯nd/
1
Forced through a strainer.
- Babies don’t seem to like strained peas, even though the puree is easy for them to eat and digest.
2
Under tension; tense.
- Ever since the fight our relationship has been strained.
3
Not natural or spontaneous but done with effort
- A strained smile.
- Derived terms
- half-strained, nonstrained, prestrained, strainedly, strainedness, strained silicon, unstrained