uncommunicative

[ uhn-kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-tiv, -key-tiv ]
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adjective
  1. not inclined to talk or disclose information; reserved; taciturn.

Origin of uncommunicative

1
First recorded in 1685–95; un-1 + communicative

Other words for uncommunicative

Other words from uncommunicative

  • un·com·mu·ni·ca·tive·ly, adverb
  • un·com·mu·ni·ca·tive·ness, noun

Words Nearby uncommunicative

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How to use uncommunicative in a sentence

  • But the young ladies were arch and uncommunicative, pretending that their attention was engaged in their hospitable duties.

    The Mark Of Cain | Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for uncommunicative

uncommunicative

/ (ˌʌnkəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv) /


adjective
  1. disinclined to talk or give information or opinions

Derived forms of uncommunicative

  • uncommunicatively, adverb
  • uncommunicativeness, noun

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