Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
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
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
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Source: Wiktionary
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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