strained

Having been passed through a strainer.

Done with or marked by excessive effort; forced.

Extended beyond proper limits.

Antagonized to the verge of open conflict.

Twisted; wrenched.

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

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

Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched; weakened.

Done or produced with straining or excessive effort.

Forced through a strainer.