strained

adjective

Having been passed through a strainer.

adjective

Done with or marked by excessive effort; forced.

adjective

Extended beyond proper limits.

adjective

Antagonized to the verge of open conflict.

adjective

Twisted; wrenched.

Forced; carried beyond proper limits: as, a strained interpretation of a law.

Of this or that strain or breed, as an animal.

adjective

Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched; weakened.

adjective

Done or produced with straining or excessive effort.

adjective

Forced through a strainer.