Both Uses of
constrained
in
The Horse and His Boy
- ...it is very grievous to be constrained to keep our hands off such a dainty dish as Narnia.
Chpt 8 *constrained = restricted in action
- You shall say that I, did it without your knowledge and against your will, and without your blessing, being constrained by the violence of my love and the impetuosity of youth.
Chpt 8constrained = restricted; or lacking spontaneity
Definitions:
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(1)
(constrained) restricted or inhibited
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely (and archaically), constrain can mean to force someone to do something.