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Webster 1913 Edition


Reserved

Re-served′

(-z?rvd′)
,
Adj.
1.
Kept for future or special use, or for an exigency;
as,
reserved
troops; a
reserved
seat in a theater
.
2.
Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or cautious, in communicating one’s thoughts and feelings; not free or frank.
To all obliging, yet
reserved
to all.
Walsh.
Nothing
reserved
or sullen was to see.
Dryden.
Re-serv′ed-ly
(r[GREEK]-z[GREEK]rv′[GREEK]d-l[GREEK])
,
adv.
Re-serv′ed-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Reserved

RESERV'ED

,
pp.
1.
Kept for another or future use; retained.
2.
a. Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward in conversation; not free or frank.
To all obliging, yet reserv'd to all.
Nothing reserv'd or sullen was to see.

Definition 2024


reserved

reserved

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Verb

reserved

  1. simple past tense and past participle of reserve

Adjective

reserved (comparative more reserved, superlative most reserved)

  1. (comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.
    He was a quiet, reserved person.
  2. (not comparable) Set aside for the use of a particular person or party.
    I'm sorry, sir, but these are reserved seats.

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