un·strained

[uhn-streynd]
adjective
1.
not under strain or tension: an easy, unstrained manner.
2.
not separated or cleared by straining: unstrained orange juice.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English; see un-1, strain1, -ed2

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unstrained (ʌnˈstreɪnd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  not under strain; relaxed
2.  not cleared or separated by passing through a strainer

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Unstrained is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Example sentences
So too is the drive, relentless but unstrained, to create anew.
If the diamonds are unstrained then their rocking curves will be only a few arcseconds wide.
When the rock snaps back into an unstrained position it is called elastic rebound.
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