restrained

verb

  1. 1

    To control or keep in check.

  2. 2

    To deprive of liberty.

  3. 3

    To restrict or limit.

    He was restrained by the straight jacket.

adjective

  1. 1

    Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.

    He greeted her for the first time in three years with a restrained embrace.

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