restrained

Etymology

adj

  1. Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
    He greeted her for the first time in three years with a restrained embrace.
  2. (obsolete) Proscribed, restricted.

verb

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

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