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mannered(adjective, strong, cold, formal, stuffy)
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mild(quiet, gentle, modest, aloof, meek)
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moaning(adjective, person, negative)
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moody(adjective, person, negative)
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nongregarious(adjective, quiet, cool, cold, restrained)
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off-tempered(adjective, person, negative)
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out-of-the-way(adjective, separate, distant, remote, reserved)
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private
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putting on airs(expression, adjective, idiom, indifferent, detached)
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quiet(adjective, close, simple, gentle, mild)
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repressed
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retired(adjective, quiet, separate, restrained, distant)
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secluded(adjective, separate, indifferent, detached, distant)
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secretive(quiet, cool, gentle, cold, shy)
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sedate(adjective, quiet, gentle, modest, aloof)
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self-controlled(adjective, reserved)
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self-effacing(adjective, quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
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self-restrained(adjective, reserved)
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sequestered(adjective, separate, distant, remote, reserved)
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single unsociable(expression, separate, distant, remote, reserved)
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