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close-mouthed

[klohs-mouthd, -moutht]

adjective

reticent; uncommunicative.

Origin:
1880–85; close + mouth + -ed³

Synonyms
tight-lipped, diffident, taciturn, secretive.

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close-lipped or close-mouthed (ˌkləʊsˈlɪpt, ˌkləʊsˈmaʊðd, -ˈmaʊθt)

—*adj*
	not talking or revealing much

close-mouthed or close-mouthed

—*adj*

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