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[ kuhn-teynd ] / kənˈteɪnd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR contained ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveshowing restraint or calmness; controlled; poised: She was contained throughout the ordeal. Origin of containedFirst recorded in 1400–50, contained is from the late Middle English word conteynyd.See contain, -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM containedcon·tain·ed·ly [kuhn-tey-nid-lee], /kənˈteɪ nɪd li/, adverbsub·con·tained, adjectiveun·con·tained, adjectivewell-con·tained, adjectiveWords nearby containedcontagious granular conjunctivitis, contagious magic, contagious stomatitis, contagium, contain, contained, container, containerboard, container car, container cargo, container garden Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for containedCoca-Cola was a wildly popular drink and hangover remedy because, well, it contained cocaine. History's Craziest Hangover Cures|Justin Jones|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST According to court testimony by the lead NCIS investigator, it contained various mobile phones and even valuable letters. The Navy ‘Hero’ Who Pimped an HIV-Positive Teen|M.L. Nestel|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST You may be wondering what work of monumental consequence is contained within these gilded pages. Rand Paul’s Many Leather-Bound Books|Olivia Nuzzi|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Many of the answers to how we make the world better for children—and better for all of us—are contained here. To End HIV, Stop Violence Against Adolescent Girls|Michele Moloney-Kitts|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Ebola epidemic is containable, but it has not been contained. Fighting Ebola and Starvation in Sierra Leone|Abby Haglage|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST It contained no note, but the address was in Winnie's handwriting. Frank Merriwell's Reward|Burt L. Standish Like the Roman or English law, they contained innumerable particulars. This was a fine house, and contained the room which afterwards became celebrated under the name of the "Auger Hole." Stories of New Jersey|Frank Richard Stockton He discovered during the long and intricate ascent that the house, or rather tower, contained a singular variety of inmates. The King of Alsander|James Elroy Flecker Before Plato there was no formulation of logical theory, and in his dialogues it is only contained in solution. International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I|Various
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