secretive
(sē′krə tiv; occas., and for 2 always, si krēt′iv)
adjective
- tending to conceal one's thoughts, feelings, affairs, etc. from others; reticent; not frank or open
- secretory
Origin:
secret + -ive
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.
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