suppressed
adjective
stopped or kept from carrying on normal activity.
well-suppressed
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a word derived from
suppressed.
Example Sentences
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Signs of a well-suppressed activity are manifest to an experienced eye like mine.
From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Thus it was, then, that almost every article used by the bee-hunter, though so simple and homely, was the subject of a secret, but well-suppressed admiration.
From Oak Openings by James Fenimore Cooper
The usual softness is gone from them, and only a well-suppressed grief and a pride that cannot be suppressed take its place.
From Mrs. Geoffrey by Duchess
Our new friend was delighted; we could see by his well-suppressed eagerness of tone that he knew us at once for probable purchasers.
From An African Millionaire Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay by Grant Allen
