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under restraint
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unrestrained not subject to restraint; "unrestrained laughter"
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controlled restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds; "controlled emotions"; "the controlled release of water from reservoirs"
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inhibited held back or restrained or prevented; "in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear"
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reserved marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West
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close marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts"
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low-key,
low-keyed,
subdued restrained in style or quality; "a little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence"
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cool and formal in manner
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reticent,
unemotional |
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marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response"
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moderate |
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temperate not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking"
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prudent; "guarded optimism"
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guarded |
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not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste"
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quiet |
