subdued

Breakfast was a very subdued affair.

a subdued plaid shirt.

The country was subdued by the enemy.

There is a subdued atmosphere in the school at exam time.

I felt strangely subdued as I drove home.

Subdued my excitement about the upcoming holiday.

Farmers subdued the arid lands of Australia.

The subdued talk in the room faded down.

I felt strangely subdued when it was all over.

His soothing words subdued her fears.

She was dressed in grey and looked suitably subdued.

The vainglorious presence of Marilyn Monroe is placed alongside the subdued countenance of Mother Theresa, Che Guevara glares vehemently in opposition to the pacifistic visage of Mahatma Gandhi.