uncommunicative

[uhn-kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-tiv, -key-tiv]

un·com·mu·ni·ca·tive

[uhn-kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-tiv, -key-tiv]
adjective
not inclined to talk or disclose information; reserved; taciturn.

Origin:
1685–95; un-1 + communicative

un·com·mu·ni·ca·tive·ly, adverb
un·com·mu·ni·ca·tive·ness, noun


reticent, withdrawn, retiring, shy.

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Uncommunicative has a plethora of syllables.
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uncommunicative (ˌʌnkəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv)
 
adj
disinclined to talk or give information or opinions
 
uncom'municatively
 
adv
 
uncom'municativeness
 
n

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