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secretive

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se⋅cre⋅tive

1  [see-kri-tiv, si-kree-]
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–adjective
having or showing a disposition to secrecy; reticent: He seems secretive about his new job.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME; back formation from secretiveness (itself modeled on F secrétivité). See secret, -ive

Related forms:
se⋅cre⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
se⋅cre⋅tive⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
secret, close.

se⋅cre⋅tive

2  [si-kree-tiv]
–adjective
secretory.
Origin:
secret(ion) + -ive
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se·cre·tive   (sē'krĭ-tĭv, sĭ-krē'tĭv)   
adj.  Having or marked by an inclination to secrecy; not open, forthright, or frank. See Synonyms at silent.
se'cre·tive·ly adv., se'cre·tive·ness n.
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