reserved
adjective
kept or set apart for some particular use or purpose.
reservedly
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a word derived from
reserved.
Example Sentences
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Yet there emerges a quality by turns bruising and sweet in the depiction of this relationship, Mr. Melling fragile, devoted and desperate for affection until he explodes, Mr. Skarsgård reservedly beautiful but never blank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
Mr. Harun and Ms. Gul talk reservedly about meeting on Muzmatch.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2019
But for the others, who’ve reservedly or unabashedly stayed with him, “Song to Song” is entirely worthy and even invigoratingly different from the previous two.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 14, 2017
Many people hated it; many others loved it, but reservedly; Lou Reed loved it nearly unreservedly, a stance that now seems vaguely portentous.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2013
I made new friends of more recent OJTs, but reservedly, because they were almost always gone within a few weeks.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
