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单词 reserveful
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reservefuladj.

Brit. /rᵻˈzəːvf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /rəˈzərvf(ə)l/, /riˈzərvf(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reserve n., -ful suffix.
Etymology: < reserve n. + -ful suffix. Compare earlier reserved adj.
rare.
Full of reserve or restraint.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > [adjective] > suppressed or restrained
suppressed1536
retent1568
self-restrained1700
buttoned-up1767
self-restraining1777
self-repressed1814
reserveful1827
self-repressing1849
withheld1914
1827 R. Montgomery in R. Dagley Death's Doings (ed. 2) II. 338 Few are his words—in them the wily tone Conveys reserveful dread.
1886 Q. Rev. Apr. 468 The reserveful simplicity with which he comments upon his own [services].
1909 South in Building of Nation (Southern Hist. Publ. Soc.) IX. 67 In spite of his passion he was not given to violent gesticulation, relying on devices of reserveful art.
1932 Daily Messenger (Canandaigua, N.Y.) 5 Dec. 2/1 This Army team..was..more experienced and more reserveful.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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