self-repressingadj.n.
/ˌsɛlfrᵻˈprɛsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfrəˈprɛsɪŋ/ Characterized by, given to, or demonstrating self-repression. Also as n. (with the): that which is self-repressing.
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the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [adjective]
coolc1430
coldc1500
within oneself (itself, etc.)1518
cool-headed1684
present to oneself1692
possesseda1698
self-restrained1700
self-collecteda1711
cool (cold) as a cucumbera1732
self-possessing1732
self-regulating1755
cool-brained1765
self-possessed1766
self-restraining1777
self-disciplined?1791
self-controlling1796
self-repressed1814
self-controlled1822
self-contained1838
self-repressing1849
unimpulsive1856
posé1858
downbeat1953
cucumber-cool1955
supercool1965
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
1849 Spectator 14 July 664/1 The action and expression of the uplifted head and self-repressing hand of St. James almost emulate the intensity and power of the Roman school.
1871 Bow Bells 5 Apr. 241/3 ‘I am quiet now,’ he said, at last, locking his fingers in his former patient, self-repressing manner.
1904 W. M. Rossetti in C. Rossetti Poems Pref. p. x One finds in her verse a noticeable combination of the outspoken with the self-repressing.
1917 Amer. Hist. Rev. 22 857 There never was a more business-like, more conciliatory, more self-repressing, or more effective leader than Smith.
1998 A. Hollinghurst Spell (1999) v. 59 Robin saw how you could play tricks on someone so self-repressing and ready to agree.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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