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ALL meanings of restrained

re·strained
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  • adjective restrained characterized by restraint: The actor gave a restrained performance. 1
  • verb with object restrained to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper. 1
  • verb with object restrained to deprive of liberty, as by arrest or the like. 1
  • verb with object restrained to limit or hamper the activity, growth, or effect of: to restrain trade with Cuba. 1
  • adjective restrained Someone who is restrained is very calm and unemotional. 0
  • adjective restrained 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. 0
  • adjective restrained (of a person or person's manner) calm and unemotional 0
  • adjective restrained (of clothes, décor, etc) subtle and tasteful 0
  • adjective restrained characterized by restraint; exercising, or showing the results of, self-discipline or rational control; controlled 0
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