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re·served  (r-zûrvd)
adj.
1. Held in reserve; kept back or set aside.
2. Marked by self-restraint and reticence. See Synonyms at silent.

re·served·ly (-zûrvd-l) adv.
re·served·ness n.

reserved
Adjective
1. not showing one's feelings
2. set aside for use by a particular person
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.reserved - set aside for the use of a particular person or party
unreserved - not reserved
2.reserved - marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West
backward - (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover"
undemonstrative - not given to open expression of emotion
inhibited - held back or restrained or prevented; "in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear"
restrained - under restraint
unreserved - not cautious or reticent; "unreserved behavior"

reserved
adjective 2. set aside, taken, kept, held, booked, retained, engaged, restricted, spoken for
Translations
reserved [rɪˈzəːvd] adjreservado
reserved [rɪˈzəːvd] reserve adjréservé(e)
reserved [rɪˈzəːvd] reserve adj (restrained) → zurückhaltend;
(seat) → reserviert
reserved [rɪˈzəːvd] adj (= shy) → riservato/a; [seat] → prenotato/a


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That was reserved exclusively for resident or corresponding members; no one else could possibly have obtained a place; and the city magnates, municipal councilors, and "select men" were compelled to mingle with the mere townspeople in order to catch stray bits of news from the interior.
The end of life was reserved for the Dog, wherefore the old man is often snappish, irritable, hard to please, and selfish, tolerant only of his own household, but averse to strangers and to all who do not administer to his comfort or to his necessities.
Francis Westwick would arrive in Venice on the next day; and would be obliged if Number Fourteen, on the first floor, could be reserved for him, in the event of its being vacant at the time.
 
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