self-restrainedadj.
/ˌsɛlfrᵻˈstreɪnd/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfrəˈstreɪnd/ Demonstrating or characterized by self-restraint; involving self-restraint.
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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
1700 J. Dryden tr. Homer 1st Bk. Ilias in Fables 204 Pow'r, self-restrain'd, the People best obey.
1795 A. Yearsley Royal Captives II. 96 She could not at that moment have been so self-restrained had she felt like me.
1826 J. F. Cooper Last of Mohicans III. xi. 292 The stern and self-restrained warrior.
1861 G. J. Whyte-Melville Good for Nothing II. 195 Her tone was softened, and her bearing more self-restrained.
1950 Washington Post 14 Oct. 9/3 If everyone were good, self-restrained, reasonable, and self-disciplined, what a beautiful world this would be.
2003 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 26 July 24 Before long, we are so drunk that polite or self-restrained behaviour ceases to be possible.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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