[self-con.tained] adj (1591) 1 a: complete in itself: independent "a ~ machine" "a ~ program of study" b: built-in "a lectern with a ~ light fixture"
2. a: showing self-control b: formal and reserved in manner -- self-con.tained.ly adv -- self-con.tained.ness n -- self-con.tain.ment n