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Closemouthed

Closemouthed \Close"mouthed`\, a. Cautious in speaking; secret; wary; uncommunicative.

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closemouthed

a. reticent, secretive or uncommunicative

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closemouthed

adj. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it" [syn: close, closelipped, secretive, tightlipped]

Usage examples of "closemouthed".

While closemouthed when not among their own kind they were less guarded with Longbow, for in the Huntmaster of Crydee they sensed a kindred spirit.

Equally certain: Her parents would be closemouthed about the arrangement.

You can't blame them for wondering about the baby's father, when she's so closemouthed about it.

Then the dozen Japanese canoeists surprised everybody by turning up alive, unharmed and closemouthed.

From a distance, the man had seemed sullen and closemouthed, quite in keeping with the business profile GreenInc had on him.

His father frowned and mumbled something about closemouthed strangers, rounding off his muffled comment with a vow to have no more mysterious types at his inn.