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SECRETIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
Example:
although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it
Synonyms:
close; closelipped; closemouthed; secretive; tightlipped
Classified under:
Similar:
incommunicative; uncommunicative (not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions)
Derivation:
secrete (place out of sight; keep secret)
secretiveness (the trait of keeping things secret)
secretiveness (characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes))
