reserved - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'reserved' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Reserved

[ a.]

- Kept for future or special use, or for an exigency; as, reserved troops; a reserved seat in a theater.
- Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or cautious, in communicating one's thoughts and feelings; not free or frank.

2 . Reserved

[ imp. & p. p.]

- of Reserve

Meaning of 'reserved' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . reserved

[ a]

Meaning (1):
- marked by self-restraint and reticence

Example in sentence:

was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion

Nearby Words:

res resail resale resalgar resalute resaw rescat rescind rescindable rescinded

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Reserved obstacles
Reserved obstacles are those demolition obstacles that are deemed critical to the plan for which the authority to detonate is reserved by the designating commander.

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