deliberately forced; insincere

overly planned

(of a face etc) looking very tired, worried, full of pain etc

tense, fatigued

(of qualities) high in degree or strength

forceful, severe; passionate

needing, showing, great effort

hard, difficult

slow and troublesome; not easy or natural

difficult to understand, unclear

very unhappy, sad; poor in quality

unhappy, depressed

sloping; slanting

slanting; at an angle

(of ropes, the skin etc) tightly stretched

rigid, tight

tightly stretched or strained; very nervous or excited; a verb form that shows time

tight, stretched

fastened, fixed, fitting or held closely; stretched fully; (especially in compounds) made so that something cannot get out or in; packed so as to occupy the smallest possible space or to get in as much as possible

close, snug

uncomfortable in body or mind

awkward, uncomfortable

not natural or normal

not regular; artificial