RESTRAINED

guarded, restrained

(adjective) prudent; “guarded optimism”

restrained, reticent, unemotional

(adjective) cool and formal in manner

quiet, restrained

(adjective) not showy or obtrusive; “clothes in quiet good taste”

restrained

(adjective) under restraint

moderate, restrained

(adjective) marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; “moderate in his demands”; “restrained in his response”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Adjective

restrained (comparative more restrained, superlative most restrained)

Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.

Verb

restrained

simple past tense and past participle of restrain

Anagrams

• irredentas

Source: Wiktionary

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RESTRAIN

Re*strain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Restrained; p. pr. & vb. n. Restraining.] Etym: [OE. restreinen, F. restreindre, fr. L. restringere, restrictum; pref. re- re- + stringere to draw, bind, or press together. See Strain, v. t., and cf. Restrict.]

1. To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep down; to curb. Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature Gives way to in repose! Shak.

2. To draw back toghtly, as a rein. [Obs.] Shak.

3. To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge. Though they two were committed, at least restrained of their liberty. Clarendon.

4. To limit; to confine; to restrict. Trench. Not only a metaphysical or natural, but a moral, universality also is to be restrained by a part of the predicate. I. Watts.

5. To withhold; to forbear. Thou restrained prayer before God. Job. xv. 4.

Syn.

– To check; hinder; stop; withhold; repress; curb; suppress; coerce; restrict; limit; confine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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