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restrained
adjective
1 restrained
Cool and formal in manner.
synonyms: reticent, unemotional.
Roget 751:
restrained,
constrained;
imprisoned
etc.
v.;
pent up;
jammed in,
wedged in;
under lock and key,
under restraint,
under hatches;
in swaddling clothes;
on parole;
in custody,
doing time
etc.
(prisoner)
754;
cohibitive†;
coactive
etc.
(compulsory)
744†.
stiff,
restringent†,
strait-laced,
hidebound,
barkbound†.
ice bound,
wind bound,
weather bound;
cabined cribbed confined"
[Macbeth];
in Lob's pound,
laid by the heels.
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2 restrained
3 restrained
Marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes:
— Restrained in his response.
synonym: moderate.
4 restrained
Not showy or obtrusive.
synonym: quiet.
5 restrained
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