Also means
labored
Usage Note
Stentato describes something produced with difficulty and effort — halting speech, labored writing, or a forced smile (un sorriso stentato). The seed POS lists adverb but stentato is an adjective (past participle of stentare). Forms: stentata (f), stentati (m pl). The adverb form is stentatamente.
Examples
"Parlava un italiano stentato."
Natural Translation
He spoke halting Italian.
Literal Translation
He spoke an Italian halting.

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