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   reserved

   /rɪˈzəːvd/

   adjective

   • 1. slow to reveal emotion or opinions: "he is a reserved, almost taciturn man" Similar reticentself-restrainedrestrainedquietprivateself-containeduncommunicativeunforthcomingundemonstrativeunsociableformalconstrainedcoolaloofstand-offishdetacheddistantremoteunapproachableunfriendlywithdrawnguardedsecretivemedia-shyclosesilenttaciturnclose-mouthedshyretiringdiffidenttimiddemureself-effacingshrinkinginhibitedintrovertedunemotionalcoldchillyfrigidarchaic:retiredrare:OlympianOpposite outgoingopen
   • 2. kept specially for a particular person: "a reserved seat" Similar bookedtakenspoken forprearrangedcharteredhireddated:engagedrare:bespokenOpposite free

   Derivatives

   • 1. reservedly adverb
   • 2. reservedness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • D

     2

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