Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Kept under control; subdued or moderate.
- adjective Characterized by self-restraint; reserved.
- adjective Prevented from moving; held down or secured.
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- adjective Held back, limited, kept in check or under
control . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
restrain .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective prudent
- adjective cool and formal in manner
- adjective under restraint
- adjective not showy or obtrusive
- adjective marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
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Examples
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If restrained by sin, or disobedience, or ignorance, or wilfulness of any sort, then power _restrained_, held in check, not evident.
Quiet Talks on Power S.D. Gordon
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As for what you call restrained, others might call it something different.
Rebuttal: The Tamil Protesters Are Not My People « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009
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Intense emotion, though restrained, is visible in the faces of everyone present.
Kate Saunders: Pictures From Tibet That Tell a Story of Courage Kate Saunders 2010
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Intense emotion, though restrained, is visible in the faces of everyone present.
Kate Saunders: Pictures From Tibet That Tell a Story of Courage Kate Saunders 2010
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Intense emotion, though restrained, is visible in the faces of everyone present.
Kate Saunders: Pictures From Tibet That Tell a Story of Courage Kate Saunders 2010
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I hope this can be provided in restrained language to the exclusion of your usual repertoire of obscene anatomical absurdities. on March 16, 2009 at 1: 24 pm | Reply pchawkeye
“Ruralshire Constabulary to get TASER on the front line” « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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I was really dreading the murder scene, but I was surprised at how sensitive and restrained it was (though I probably shouldn't have been so surprised, because "sensitive and restrained" is sort of the FNL trademark).
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The child, become an object of anxious solicitude, is usually restrained from the more hardy play of his young neighbors, and a retarded physical development is the result.
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The child, become an object of anxious solicitude, is usually restrained from the more hardy play of his young neighbors, and a retarded physical development is the result.
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The possession of power, even when greatly restrained, is such a fiery stimulant, that its lodgment in human hands is always perilous.
Narrative of Sojourner Truth, a Northern Slave, Emancipated from Bodily Servitude by the State of New York, in 1828 Olive Truth Gilbert 1850
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