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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 theater2.
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
English
Verb
reserved
- simple past tense and past participle of reserve
Adjective
reserved (comparative more reserved, superlative most reserved)
- (comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.
- He was a quiet, reserved person.
- (not comparable) Set aside for the use of a particular person or party.
- I'm sorry, sir, but these are reserved seats.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:taciturn
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
slow to reveal emotion or opinions
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set aside for the use of a particular person or party