About The Word Reserved
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Reserved
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What's The Definition Of Reserved?
[adj] cool and formal in manner
[adj] marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West [adj] set aside for the use of a particular person or party Synonyms | Synonyms for Reserved: aloof | bookable | booked | diffident | distant | engaged | indrawn | rarefied | rarified | restrained | reticent | set-aside(p) | undemonstrative | unemotional | withdrawn Related Terms | Find terms related to Reserved: See Also | backward | inhibited Reserved In Webster's Dictionary \Re*served"\ (-z?rvd"), a.
1. Kept for future or special use, or for an exigency; as,
reserved troops; a reserved seat in a theater.
2. Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or
cautious, in communicating one's thoughts and feelings;
not free or frank.
To all obliging, yet reserved to all. --Walsh.
Nothing reserved or sullen was to see. --Dryden.
-- {Re*serv"ed*ly} (r?-z?rv"?d-l?), adv. --
{Re*serv"ed*ness}, n.
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