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adj. marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West

reserved

adj. set aside for the use of a particular person or party

uncomfortable, strange, ill at ease, reserved

adj. physically or mentally ill at ease: "ill at ease with strangers"; "felt strange in the presence of men who talked excitedly of ... battle"

bashful, blate

adj. disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)

mousy, mousey

adj. quiet and timid and ineffectual

shy

adj. easily startled or frightened

tense

adj. in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

restrained, modest, unostentatious

adj. free from ostentation or pretension; "the restrained elegance of the room"

abashed, chagrined, embarrassed

adj. feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious; "felt abashed at the extravagant praise"; "chagrined at the poor sales of his book"; "was embarrassed by her child's tantrums"

anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet

adj. causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"

precarious, shaky

adj. not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage"

unreserved

adj. not cautious or reticent; "unreserved behavior"

demonstrative

adj. given to or marked by the open expression of emotion; "an affectionate and demonstrative family"

open, forthright

adj. ready for business; "the stores are open"

uninhibited

adj. not inhibited or restrained; "uninhibited exuberance"

free

adj. able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice"

unreserved

adj. not reserved

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