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- adjective Full of
strain ; requiring or exacting greateffort ;strenuous ;stressful .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Hauling a deer is very strainful for me, I guess I should hike lugging a bag of rocks or something but the guys in the white coats probably come haul me away.
Risky Business 2008
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Since then, Camp David provided good memories and a refuge from the strains of an increasingly strainful presidency, a place to fish, read, and relax.
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It's kind of fun, and so far it seems to be less strainful than a mouse. posted by Jonathan at
New toy: Kensington trackball Jonathan Aquino 2006
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These strategies aim at guaranteeing that instances chosen entail potential information to be assimilated, making the information assimilation less strainful and regulating risk.
LearnHub Activities 2008
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