Constrained

//kənˈstɹeɪnd// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Kept within close bounds; confined.

    "The epistle is opened and read—with a little wonder, most probably not a little vexation, at its constrained style."

  2. 2
    Forced; compelled.
Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking spontaneity; not natural wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of constrain form-of, participle, past

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