Reserved

Reserved
Reserved Re*served" (-z?rvd"), a. 1. Kept for future or special use, or for an exigency; as, reserved troops; a reserved seat in a theater. [1913 Webster]

2. Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or cautious, in communicating one's thoughts and feelings; not free or frank. [1913 Webster]

To all obliging, yet reserved to all. --Walsh. [1913 Webster]

Nothing reserved or sullen was to see. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] -- {Re*serv"ed*ly} (r?-z?rv"?d-l?), adv. -- {Re*serv"ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • reserved — adjective 1 unwilling to express your emotions or talk about your problems: Ellen was a shy, reserved girl. 2 kept specially to be used by one particular person: I m sorry, but this seat s reserved. | reserved parking spaces (+ for): The front… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Reserved — Reserve Re*serve (r? z?rv ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reserved}. (z?rvd );p. pr. & vb. n. {Reserving}.] [F. r[ e]server, L. reservare, reservatum; pref. re re + servare to keep. See {Serve}.] 1. To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reserved — adj. restrained, reticent 1) reserved about 2) reserved towards, with * * * [rɪ zɜːvd] with [ restrained, reticent ] reserved about reserved towards …   Combinatory dictionary

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