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What is the adjective for restrainer?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb restrain which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

restrainedly
  1. In a restrained way; with restraint.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Internally, the design of the hotel is as restrainedly elegant as its exterior, with use of very few, carefully chosen materials.”
      “The mostly limestone facades, durable and restrainedly luxurious, are pure emanations of the New York skyscraper vernacular tradition.”
      “The members of the emergency services were repeatedly but restrainedly commended for doing a fine job.”
restrained
  1. Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. controlled, reserved, inhibited, guarded, unemotional, undemonstrative, muted, discreet, steady, calm, moderate, reasonable, mild, quiet, reticent, phlegmatic, soft, thoughtful, unassuming, chilled, inobtrusive, nonaggressive, plain, retiring, shrinking, unaffable, unexcessive, unexpansive, unextreme, uptight, withdrawn, self-controlled, self-restrained, self-possessed, laid-back, in check, not given to excesses, bottled up, corked up, in charge, under control, under wraps, cool, calm and collected, on a leash, in control of yourself, cool, composed, disciplined, tamed, deliberate … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Even when talking in the most restrained of voices, Hugo's lilt would still rise up above all others.”
      “Throughout Misery is a Butterfly, all recording tracks share this remarkably restrained touch.”
      “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.”
restrainable
  1. That may be restrained
  2. Synonyms:
      3. resistible, opposable, preventable, stoppable, thwartable, avertible, evitable, haltable, inhibitable, blockable, dodgeable, escapable, avoidable, needless, noninevitable, unnecessary, avertable, evadable, postponable, forestallable, hinderable … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “A public nuisance is a crime indictable at common law and restrainable by injunction at the suit of the Attorney-General.”
      “At last the laughter of the sailors, no longer restrainable, revealed the situation to him.”
      “For half a mile they went on until a restrainable pressure brought the doctor to a halt.”
restraining
  1. present participle of restrain
  2. Synonyms:
      3. curbing, checking, controlling, suppressing, containing, inhibiting, stifling, repressing, constraining, bridling, smothering, moderating, regulating, taming, governing, holding, curtailing, dampening, cooling, measuring, keeping, gagging, ruling, staying, corking, restricting, stemming, killing, limiting, muzzling, straitening, reining in, keeping in check, choking back, keeping under control, bottling up, pulling in, holding down, keeping the lid on, holding in check, keeping in, boxing up, putting a brake on, reining back, keeping within bounds, bringing under control, keeping down, cracking down, pulling back, sitting on … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Cara put a restraining hand on his arm.”
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