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Definition of Secretive in English :

Secretive

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Adjective

1. close, closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped

inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information

Example Sentences:
'although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Secretive

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adjective

inclined to secrecy; reticent

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Secretive

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adjective

1.

tending to conceal one's thoughts, feelings, affairs, etc. from others; reticent; not frank or open

2.

secretory

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

Secretive

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adj.

1.

a. Having a tendency to keep one's thoughts or activities unknown to others: a secretive neighbor; secretive spy agencies.

b. Characterized by or done in secrecy: a secretive meeting; a secretive act.

2. Suggestive of the keeping of secrets: a secretive look; a secretive whisper.

3. Tending to remain concealed. Used of animals.

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