secretive
Use Secretive in a sentence
krɪ adjective
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secretive (ˈsiːkrɪtɪv, sɪˈkriːtɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | inclined to secrecy; reticent |
| 2. | another word for secretory |
| 'secretively | |
| —adv | |
| 'secretiveness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Although the cardinal can be secretive and remain hidden in thickets, males usually sing from exposed perches.
The idea that secretive foreign governments are up to no good exerts a powerful hold on the collective imagination.
Others are rare, secretive, or appear only at night.
They have a somewhat unusual one-page website, which is quite secretive and defensive.
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