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close mouthed

adjective

reticent; uncommunicative.

Origin:
1880–85; close + mouth + -ed³

Synonyms
tight-lipped, diffident, taciturn, secretive.

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closemouthed
adjective
inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it" [syn: close]

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