secretive

(krə tiv; occas., and for 2 always, si krētiv)

adjective

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

Origin: secret + -ive

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See secretive in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Having or marked by an inclination to secrecy; not open, forthright, or frank. See Synonyms at silent.

Related Forms:

  • seˈcre·tive·ly adverb
  • seˈcre·tive·ness noun

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