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reticent definition
reti·cent (-sənt)
adjective
- habitually silent or uncommunicative; disinclined to speak readily; reserved; taciturn
- having a restrained, quiet, or understated quality
Etymology: L reticens, prp. of reticere, to be silent < re-, again + tacere, to be silent: see tacit
Related Forms:
- reticently ret′i·cently adverb
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