restrained

English

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -eɪnd

Adjective

restrained (comparative more restrained, superlative most restrained)

Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
He greeted her for the first time in three years with a restrained embrace.

Translations

held back, limited, kept in check or under control

Dutch: beheerst (nl)
Finnish: hillitty (fi)
Irish: araíonach

Lithuanian: santūrus
Russian: сде́ржанный (ru) (sdéržannyj)
Spanish: reprimido (es)

Verb

restrained

simple past tense and past participle of restrain
He was restrained by the straight jacket.

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