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close-mouthed

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close⋅mouthed

  [klohs-mouthd, -moutht]
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–adjective
reticent; uncommunicative.
Origin:
1880–85; close + mouth + -ed 3

Synonyms:
tight-lipped, diffident, taciturn, secretive.
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close-mouthed   (klōs'mouthd', -moutht')
adj.  Disposed not to talk; tightlipped.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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