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Reticently

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Adverb

1. reticently

with reticence; in a reticent manner

Example Sentences:
'she answered the questions reticently'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Reticently

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adjective
not open or communicative; not saying all that one knows; taciturn; reserved

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Reticently

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adjective
1. 
habitually silent or uncommunicative; disinclined to speak readily; reserved; taciturn
2. 
having a restrained, quiet, or understated quality

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Reticently

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adj.
1. Inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself. See Synonyms at laconic.
2. Restrained or reserved: "The laughter was steady, if reticent" (Bernard Lown).
3. Usage Problem Reluctant; unwilling.

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