[adj] bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'"
[adj] suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"; "the victim was in a bad way and needed immediate attention"
Synonyms
accented, distressed, emphasised, emphasized, emphatic, heavy, in a bad way(p), long, masculine, strong, troubled