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Definition of Constrained
1. Adjective. Lacking spontaneity; not natural. "A strained smile"
Definition of Constrained
1. a. Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone.
Definition of Constrained
1. Verb. (past of constrain) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Constrained
1. constrain [v] - See also: constrain
Lexicographical Neighbors of Constrained
Literary usage of Constrained
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Differential and Integral Calculus by Clyde Elton Love (1916)
"constrained motion. The motion of a body sometimes depends on other conditions
... In the case of constrained motion, let the applied force be resolved into ..."
2. Differential and Integral Calculus by Clyde Elton Love (1916)
"constrained motion. The motion of a body sometimes depends on other conditions
... In the case of constrained motion, let the applied force be resolved into ..."
3. The Republic of Plato by Plato (1888)
"But to the non-existent we were constrained to assign ignorance, and to the
existent, knowledge. Just so. And rightly. Then neither the existent ..."
4. Publications (1848)
"abhor (if not much more) to be constrained to the bed of a stranger. And what is
abominable in corporal, ..."
5. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"R. Accordingly, I was constrained to fulfil the •vision, by going to the pulpit
and lecturing the people on the Second Lesson for the day, ..."
6. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1920)
"[2] For these reasons we are constrained to hold that the court did not err in
awarding a nonsuit. Judgment affirmed. JENKINS, PJ, and STEPHENS, J, concur. ..."
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