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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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   SECRETIVE definition: 1. People who are secretive hide their feelings, thoughts, intentions, and actions from other…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of SECRETIVE is disposed to secrecy : not open or outgoing in speech, activity, or purposes. How to use secretive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Secretive.

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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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   Secretive definition: having or showing a disposition to secrecy; reticent. See examples of SECRETIVE used in a sentence.

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   If you are secretive, you like to have secrets and to keep your knowledge, feelings, or intentions hidden. Billionaires are usually fairly secretive about the exact amount that they're worth. American English : secretive / ˈsikrətɪv, sɪˈkrit- /

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   adj. 1. a. Having a tendency to keep one's thoughts or activities unknown to others: a secretive neighbor; secretive spy agencies. b. Characterized by or done in secrecy: a secretive meeting; a secretive act. 2. Suggestive of the keeping of secrets: a secretive look; a secretive whisper. 3. Tending to remain concealed. Used of animals.

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   adjective. /ˈsiːkrətɪv/ secretive (about something) tending or liking to hide your thoughts, feelings, actions, etc. from other people. He's very secretive about his work. The child became secretive and withdrawn. his highly secretive nature. Topics Personal qualities c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.

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    SECRETIVE definition: not willing to tell people what you know or what you are doing: . Learn more.