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reservedly adverb uk /rɪˈzɜː.vɪd.li/ us /rɪˈzɝː.vɪd.li/ If someone does something reservedly, they do not talk about or show their feelings or thoughts: "It was all right," she said reservedly. He was reservedly positive about the news, so you couldn't tell what he really thought about it. I say "probably" reservedly because you never know what might happen in the future. The supporters were reservedly optimistic, not wishing to risk things by saying anything too positive. She looked elegant but reservedly self-composed in the portrait. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Not being friendly abrasive abrasively abrasiveness abruptly abruptness aloof estrangement estrangement from someone flintily forbidding forbiddingly frigid gruff offhandedness offish remote remoteness reserved saturnine wintry
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