And they have responded well.'' Former high court judge was more reserved about the situation.
2006-10-28 01:02:17 · 9 answers · asked by Language C 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Not overly excited, holding back judgement, possibly thinking through consequences that others haven't though of.
2006-10-28 01:05:17 · answer #1 · answered by sticky 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means, in court's case, disinclined to speak out strongly on some point. More generally the word is used to mean not given to conversation or inclined to offer opinions. Socially, it often means distant, quiet, stand-offish, not out-going.
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2006-10-28 09:14:10 · answer #2 · answered by john s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The meaning of "reserved" in the following sentence means secretive, that is he didn't divulge or disclose information
2006-10-28 08:10:46 · answer #3 · answered by wales4u_14 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He as giving the situation more thought than others around him.
2006-10-28 08:10:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means he wasn't very talkative and he didn't give much info about the situation, but kept it to himself.
2006-10-28 08:11:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They did not respond in as enthusiastic a manner per say as others may have.
2006-10-28 09:53:07 · answer #6 · answered by tigerlily_catmom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that the judges were more hesitant than the other.
2006-10-28 08:05:29 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
meaning, he wanted to think about it more before he formed an opinion
2006-10-28 08:06:05 · answer #8 · answered by david n 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
knowing
2006-10-28 08:11:20 · answer #9 · answered by akansha a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋