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- pronunciation:
- si
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tihv
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition: |
tending to secrecy.
She was a secretive person, so it surprised me that she was suddenly confiding these things to me.- synonyms:
- sly
- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- close-mouthed, coy, cryptic, furtive, knowing, mum, reticent, self-contained, surreptitious, taciturn
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| related words: |
close-mouthed, furtive, knowing, mum |
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| derivations: |
secretively (adv.), secretiveness (n.) |
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