Meanings
adjectivehalf-strained (not comparable)
- archaicnot comparableraredim-witted; lacking intelligence
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with half-strained
containedmaintainedtrainedsustainedstainedconstrainedattaineddrainedentertainedordainedstrainedunexplainedrestrainedchainedunrestrainedunchainedpainedveinedfeignedcanedpanedmaneduncontaineddiaperbrained
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
half-strained. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-strained
MLA
“half-strained.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-strained. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half-strained,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-strained.
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