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Definition
restricted; or lacking spontaneity
- They smacked the gravel from their clothing and walked in constrained silence to the entrance of the orderly room.Chapter 9 — Major Major Major Major (92% in)
- 'I've got it all worked out,' Dobbs whispered, gripping the side of Orr's cot with white-knuckled hands to constrain them from waving.Chapter 22 — Milo the Mayor (16% in)
- General Peckem was frequently constrained.Chapter 29 — Peckem (12% in)
There are no more uses of "constrained" in Catch-22.
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