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constrained
1. adj. Kept within close bounds; confined.
2. adj. Forced; compelled.
constrain
1. v. To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
2. v. To keep within close bounds; to confine.
3. v. To reduce a result in response to limited resources.

Example Sentences

All looked and sounded far less constrained than before.  We also warned that global pressures would send corporate rewards into the stratosphere if they were not constrained.

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