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   secretive

   /ˈsiːkrɪtɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or an organization) inclined to conceal feelings and intentions or not to disclose information: "she was very secretive about her past"
   • ▪ (of a state or activity) characterized by the concealment of intentions and information: "secretive deals"
   • ▪ (of a person's expression or manner) having an enigmatic or conspiratorial quality: "a secretive smile"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: back-formation from secretiveness, suggested by French secrétivité, from secret ‘secret’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. secretively adverb
   • 2. secretiveness noun

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   If you don't like sharing information or letting other people know how you feel, you're secretive. Secretive people probably make the best spies. When a person is secretive, they seem mysterious because they don't reveal much about themselves.

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