self-restrained

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What does self-restrained mean?

Possessing self-restraint; holding back the expression of one's own emotions, impulses, opinions, or desires, or the performance of actions.

Where does self-restrained come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English restrained English self-restrained From self- + restrained.

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