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reserved
[ ri-zurvd ]
adjective
- kept or set apart for some particular use or purpose.
- kept by special arrangement for some person:
a reserved seat.
- 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Synonyms: cold, distant, withdrawn, taciturn, constrained, reticent, controlled, composed
- characterized by reserve, as the disposition, manner, etc.:
reserved comments.
Synonyms: cold, distant, withdrawn, taciturn, constrained, reticent, controlled, composed
- retaining the original color of a surface, especially when decorating portions of the surface with other colors.
reserved
/ rɪˈzɜːvd; rɪˈzɜːvɪdlɪ /
adjective
- set aside for use by a particular person or people
this table is reserved
- cool or formal in manner; restrained, silent, or reticent
- destined; fated
reserved for great things
- referring to matters that are the responsibility of the national parliament rather than a devolved regional assembly
defence is a reserved issue
Derived Forms
- reˈservedness, noun
- reservedly, adverb
Other Words From
- re·serv·ed·ly [ri-, zur, -vid-lee], adverb
- re·served·ness noun
- over·re·served adjective
- over·re·serv·ed·ly adverb
- over·re·serv·ed·ness noun
Word History and Origins
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.
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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