CONTAINED


Meaning of CONTAINED in English

kənˈtānd adjective

Etymology: Middle English conteined, from past participle of conteinen

1. : restrained , controlled

striking with contained ferocity at my head — R.L.Stevenson

: composed , calm

the contained peace of the village

— see self-contained

2. : sustained , supported — now used chiefly in compounds

the Tsarist Russian land- contained expansion — Owen Lattimore

• con·tain·ed·ly -ˈtānə̇dlē, -li adverb

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