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Comparative for controlled or reserved in displaying one's emotion
“Even when talking in the most restrained of voices, Hugo's lilt would still rise up above all others.”
Comparative for restrained and unpretentious in nature or appearance
“Throughout Misery is a Butterfly, all recording tracks share this remarkably restrained touch.”
Comparative for showing self-restraint or abstemious moderation
“He was so restrained in his drinking of wine and any sort of drink that he rarely drank more than three times at a meal.”
Comparative for slow to reveal emotion or opinions
(of colours) Comparative for having a restrained or non-vibrant quality
Comparative for prevented from fully growing or developing
Comparative for physically imprisoned or incarcerated
Comparative for apprehended and placed in confinement by authorities
Comparative for careful, cautious or restrained in manner or approach
Comparative for conforming to standards of good behavior
Comparative for characterized by patience, tolerance or indulgence
Comparative for marked by moderate behavior not given to excesses
Comparative for constrained under authority or power
Comparative for kept in one's possession
Comparative for proper, polite or refined in manner or behavior
Comparative for not excessive and within reason or due limits
Comparative for not offering, involving, or eager for new or stimulating things
Comparative for obliged by law, circumstances, or duty to do something
Comparative for embarrassed because of one's actions, characteristics, or associations
Comparative for being in a disadvantaged or compromised state
Comparative for showing a controlled form of behavior or way of working
Comparative for having no shine or luster
(of a space) Comparative for restricted in area or volume
Comparative for prone to speaking evasively or indirectly
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