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[syn: uncommunicative, incommunicative]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Incommunicative \In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive\, a.
Not communicative; not free or apt to impart to others in
conversation; reserved; silent; as, the messenger was
incommunicative; hence, not disposed to hold fellowship or
intercourse with others; exclusive.
[1913 Webster]
The Chinese . . . an incommunicative nation. --C.
Buchanan.
-- In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive*ly, adv. --
In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive*ness, n. --Lamb.
[1913 Webster]
His usual incommunicativeness. --G. Eliot.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
incommunicative
adj 1: not inclined to talk or give information or express
opinions [syn: uncommunicative, incommunicative]
[ant: communicative, communicatory]