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restrained

[ri-streynd]

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adjective

characterized by restraint: The actor gave a restrained performance.

Origin:
1570–80; restrain + -ed²

Related forms

re·strain·ed·ly, adverb

non·re·strained, adjective

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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

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Example Sentences

He has been restrained in punishing the banking sector for its part in the financial crisis.

His eyes grew instantly bigger as his lips twitched into a coyly restrained grin.

Best use is in corners or containers where it need not be restrained.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

to strain again.

Origin:
1870–75; re- + strain¹

Can be confused: re-strain, restrain.

verb (used with object)

to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.

to deprive of liberty, as by arrest or the like.

to limit or hamper the activity, growth, or effect of: to restrain trade with Cuba.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English restreynen < Middle French restreindre < Latin restringere to bind back, bind fast, equivalent to re- re- + stringere to draw together; see strain¹

Related forms

re·strain·a·ble, adjective

re·strain·a·bil·i·ty, noun

re·strain·ing·ly, adverb

o·ver·re·strain, verb (used with object)

pre·re·strain, verb (used with object)

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un·re·strain·a·ble, adjective

COLLAPSE

Can be confused: 1. refrain, restrain; 2. re-strain, restrain.

Synonyms
1. bridle, suppress, constrain. See check. 2. restrict, circumscribe, confine, hinder, hamper.

Antonyms
1. unbridle. 2. free, liberate.

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World English Dictionary

restrained (rɪˈstreɪnd)

—*adj*
1.	(of a person or person's manner) calm and unemotional
2.	(of clothes, décor, etc) subtle and tasteful

restrainedly

—*adv*

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