reserved
/ɹɪˈzɝvd/ adjective B1- Self-restrained in the expression of emotions or opinions. · Near-synonyms: taciturn, untalkative; see also Thesaurus:taciturn· He was a quiet, reserved person.
- Set aside for a particular person or purpose; spoken for. · Near-synonyms: allocated, assigned, dedicated· I'm sorry, sir, but these are reserved seats.
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They were untouched; the hundred louis he had reserved for his journey from Rome to Venice were in his trousers pocket, and in that of his greatcoat he found the little note-case containing his letter of credit for 5,050,000 francs.
Though reserved in its earlier vocabulary, it becomes, if I remember right, quite garrulous towards the end.” He picked the volume from his desk.
The end of life was reserved for the Dog, wherefore the old man is often snappish, irritable, hard to please, and selfish, tolerant only of his own household, but averse to strangers and to all who do not administer to his comfort or to his necessities.
She entered now, a tall and beautiful woman of thirty, reserved and self-possessed to a remarkable degree, very different from the tragic and distracted figure I had pictured.
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