That is restrained, restricted, or kept under control. Cf. bridle, v. 1.

Reserved; (also) restrained, kept back. Cf. retain, v. Chiefly as past participle.

Kept under control; characterized by reserve or moderation. In early use also: †confined, restricted (obsolete).

Held in check, restrained; subjected to direction and regulation, carefully governed. Cf. uncontrolled, adj. 1.

Checked, restrained; repressed by snubbing.

That is or has been kept in or held in check; prevented from issuing; restrained; repressed.

Restrictive of oneself in expressing something; restrained in speech or behaviour; reticent; reserved. Now rare.

figurative. Restrained, checked.

That is or has been repressed (in various senses); restrained; oppressed; held back.

In the ordinary senses of the verb: Suffocated, smothered, suppressed, etc.

Held back, restrained. Obsolete. rare.

figurative. Of a method of dealing with or handling something: subtle; restrained; understated. Esp. in (with) a light touch: (in) a subtle…

Provided with reins; guided or restrained by reins (literal and figurative). Frequently with following adverbs corresponding to phrasal verbs, as r…

Stopped in progress; repressed; restrained.

Provided with reins; guided or restrained by reins (literal and figurative). Frequently with following adverbs corresponding to phrasal verbs, as r…

Of a thing: restrained in nature; subtle, muted.

bridled.

Aimed, addressed, guided, etc.: see the verb.