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reticent
[ ret-uh-suhnt ]
adjective
- disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms: ,
- reluctant or restrained.
reticent
/ ˈɛɪəԳ /
adjective
- not open or communicative; not saying all that one knows; taciturn; reserved
Derived Forms
- ˈپԳ, noun
- ˈپԳٱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- i·Գ i·· noun
- i·Գ· adverb
- ԴDz·i·Գ adjective
- non·i·Գ· adverb
- ܲ·i·Գ adjective
- un·i·Գ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of reticent1
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Example Sentences
As for whether we can expect Matriarch to be adapted into a reality series, Knowles is reticent.
“How did you hear about that?” he said, seemingly reticent to give up the secret even after all these years.
I was reticent to make him so specific of a guy that he couldn’t be every guy.
A masculine hedonism sits between them, but Guiraudie is reticent to confirm the nature of their relationship.
He's reticent to talk about the now US president, saying "there's no comparison" between himself and the other former face of The Apprentice.
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