pidättyväinen

Etymology

 * from the active present participle of, and the suffix &mdash; this adjective has very often the suffix -inen to give the sense "inclined/(pre)disposed to have (the quality that the suffix-free adjective describes)".

Adjective

 * 1) reserved, reticent, inhibited
 * 2) retiring, withdrawn, aloof, standoffish, distant
 * 3) abstemious, temperate, moderate with alcohol
 * 4) continent, celibate, abstinent in respect to sex

Synonyms

 * (reserved, reticent, inhibited)
 * (retiring, withdrawn, aloof, standoffish, distant)