Produced by constraint, especially in opposition to nature; manifesting constraint, especially internal constraint or repression of emotion: as, a constrained voice; a constrained manner.
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adjective.
Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed.
verb.
Simple past tense and past participle of constrain.
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adjective.
lacking spontaneity; not natural
Word Usage
"Anyone building to the notion that processor and download times are severely constrained is building to yesterdays specs and not tomorrows. blog comments powered by Disqus"