self-restraint
noun
restraint imposed on one by oneself; self-control.
self-restrained
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a word derived from
self-restraint.
Example Sentences
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Indeed, John Smart thinks that given their processing capacity, A.I.s would actually be “vastly more responsible, regulated, and self-restrained than human beings.”
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2016
But his Black Keys bandmate was not so self-restrained.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2014
Yet there were the self-restrained Galaxy tied 0-0 with their captain standing over a potential 68th minute winner.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 15, 2013
Callot is at once more horrible and self-restrained.
From George Cruikshank by W. H. Chesson
Yet there was nothing unmanly in his grief; he was quiet and self-restrained as she had never seen him before, gentler, and more considerate of others.
From What a Man Wills by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
