Strained (?), a. 1. Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched; weakened; as, strained relations between old friends.
2. Done or produced with straining or excessive effort; as, his wit was strained.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.