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half-strained

half-strained adjective: dim-witted; lacking intelligence.

Adjective

half-strained (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, rare) dim-witted; lacking intelligence

Words that rhyme with half-strained

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Questions about half-strained

What does half-strained mean?
Half-strained means dim-witted; lacking intelligence.
What part of speech is half-strained?
Half-strained is an adjective.

Words near half-strained in the dictionary

  1. half-staff
  2. half-staffs
  3. half-standard
  4. half-step
  5. half-steps
  6. half-strained
  7. half-suit
  8. half-suits
  9. half-swastika
  10. half-swastikas
  11. half-term

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