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Synonyms

close
incommunicable
incommunicative
reserved
reticent
silent
taciturn
tightlipped
uncommunicable
uncommunicative

close-mouthed (klōśmouTHd́, -moutht́)

adjective

Disposed not to talk; tightlipped.

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