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reserved

[ ri-zurvd ]

adjective

  1. kept or set apart for some particular use or purpose.
  2. kept by special arrangement for some person:

    a reserved seat.

  3. formal or self-restrained in manner and relationship; avoiding familiarity or intimacy with others:

    a quiet, reserved man.

    Synonyms: cold, distant, withdrawn, taciturn, constrained, reticent, controlled, composed

  4. characterized by reserve, as the disposition, manner, etc.:

    reserved comments.

    Synonyms: cold, distant, withdrawn, taciturn, constrained, reticent, controlled, composed

  5. retaining the original color of a surface, especially when decorating portions of the surface with other colors.


reserved

/ rɪˈzɜːvd; rɪˈzɜːvɪdlɪ /

adjective

  1. set aside for use by a particular person or people

    this table is reserved

  2. cool or formal in manner; restrained, silent, or reticent
  3. destined; fated

    reserved for great things

  4. referring to matters that are the responsibility of the national parliament rather than a devolved regional assembly

    defence is a reserved issue

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • reˈservedness, noun
  • reservedly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • re·serv·ed·ly [ri-, zur, -vid-lee], adverb
  • re·served·ness noun
  • over·re·served adjective
  • over·re·serv·ed·ly adverb
  • over·re·serv·ed·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reserved1

A late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; reserve, -ed 2
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Example Sentences

She’s also more into intellectual guys and reserved types than she would have guessed.

Since there may not be settlers available to move into a cleared-out area at a given moment, such areas are often designated as "state land" or "nature reserves" and reserved for future use.

From Salon

In the first entry of a two-movie telling, Elphaba is a reserved, gifted young woman trying to hone her skills and maybe someday partner with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

In the case of semi-industrial fishing, they report that vessels fish within the three-nautical-mile zone and in marine protected areas reserved for artisanal fishing.

The rest of the year, Sundays are reserved for decompressing with reality TV and true crime.

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