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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Reserved \Re*served"\ (-z?rvd"), a.
1. Kept for future or special use, or for an exigency; as,
reserved troops; a reserved seat in a theater.
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2. Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or
cautious, in communicating one's thoughts and feelings;
not free or frank.
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To all obliging, yet reserved to all. --Walsh.
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Nothing reserved or sullen was to see. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster] -- {Re*serv"ed*ly} (r?-z?rv"?d-l?), adv. --
{Re*serv"ed*ness}, n.
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