to be restrained

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Definition of to be restrained in English English dictionary

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

He greeted her for the first time in three years with a restrained embrace.

restrained
Simple past tense and past participle of restrain

He was restrained by the straight jacket.

restrained
approval If you describe someone's clothes or the decorations in a house as restrained, you mean that you like them because they are simple and not too brightly-coloured. Her black suit was restrained and expensive
restrained
prudent; "guarded optimism"
restrained
{s} curbed, hindered; under arrest, deprived of liberty; repressed, subdued
restrained
cool and formal in manner
restrained
Someone who is restrained is very calm and unemotional. In the circumstances he felt he'd been very restrained
restrained
marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response"
restrained
under restraint
restrained
not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste"
restrained
free from ostentation or pretension; "the restrained elegance of the room"
restrained
Past tense of to restrain
restrained
curbed
to be restrained
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