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strictly confined or guarded
"kept under close custody"
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restrained in style or quality
"a little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence"
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not given to high spirits or effusiveness
"an unexpansive man"
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restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
"controlled emotions"; "the controlled release of water from reservoirs"
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held back or restrained or prevented
"in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear"
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marked by self-restraint and reticence
"was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West