tight-lippedadj.

Etymology: < tight adj. + lipped adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtight-ˌlipped.

Having the lips firmly closed, esp. as a sign of determined suppression of emotion; also transferred and figurative. Also, determinedly reticent or uncommunicative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adjective]

unspeakinga1382

speechless1390

mutec1400

dumb1406

silenta1425

peaceablec1425

secretc1440

of few wordsa1500

tongue-tied1529

mum1532

closec1540

strait-laced1546

tongue-dumb1556

incommunicable1568

sparing1568

inconversable1577

retentive1599

wordless1604

mumbudget1622

uncommunicable1628

monastica1631

word-bound1644

on (also upon) the reserve1655

strait-mouthed1664

oyster-like1665

incommunicative1670

mumchance1681

speechless1726

taciturnous1727

tongue-tacked1727

monosyllabic1735

silentish1737

untalkative1739

silentious1749

buttoned-up1767

taciturn1771

close as wax1772

untittletattling1779

reticent1825

voiceless1827

say-nothing1838

unremonstrant1841

still1855

unvocal1858

inexpansive186.

short-tongued1864

non-communicating1865

tight-lipped1876

unworded1886

chup1896

tongue-bound1906

shut-mouthed1936

zip-lipped1943

shtum1958

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adjective] > disposed to secrecy, secretive

dernOE

covert1340

secrec1385

secretc1440

mum1532

closec1540

whist1577

as silent as the grave1613

privatea1625

dark1650

uncommunicating1650

dry1681

uncommunicative1691

unexpansive1847

secretive1853

tight-lipped1876

cagey1909

zip-lipped1943

closet1948

coy1961

tight1977

the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adjective] > of utterances or demeanour

stout1390

strong1580

settleda1586

tight-lipped1876

1876 M. E. Braddon Joshua Haggard's Daughter II. 47 How would that tight-waisted, tight-lipped damsel get on with a lovely young wife.

1918 H. G. Wells Joan & Peter iii. 62 Her pride was white and tight-lipped.

1936 P. Fleming News from Tartary v. ii. 194 This, I know, is my cue for tight-lipped heroics.

1952 Manch. Guardian Weekly 15 May 3/1 The Federal Reserve Board was a little tight-lipped in explaining its move..to suspend controls on hire purchase, or what is known here as instalment credit.

1958 Observer 15 June 15/2 Joan Mitchell's rather beautiful painting ‘Hudson River Day Line’ (which has a sensitive, tight-lipped, almost Slade School quality).

1970 J. Sangster Touchfeather, Too ii. 32 The Russians, notoriously tight-lipped normally, had been approached through tortuous channels.

1979 A. Price Tomorrow's Ghost iii. 37 She smiled her careful tight~lipped smile.

1981 D. Hopkinson Edward Penrose Arnold iv. 40 Here is that melancholy resignation which Matthew Arnold so often..conveys... But his finest poetry..is stoically tight-lipped.

1983 Times 2 Apr. 10/2 All parties are keeping tight-lipped. A spokesman for DTR issued a firm ‘no comment’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	tight-lipped
释义	tight-lippedadj. Etymology: < tight adj. + lipped adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtight-ˌlipped. Having the lips firmly closed, esp. as a sign of determined suppression of emotion; also transferred and figurative. Also, determinedly reticent or uncommunicative. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adjective] unspeakinga1382 speechless1390 mutec1400 dumb1406 silenta1425 peaceablec1425 secretc1440 of few wordsa1500 tongue-tied1529 mum1532 closec1540 strait-laced1546 tongue-dumb1556 incommunicable1568 sparing1568 inconversable1577 retentive1599 wordless1604 mumbudget1622 uncommunicable1628 monastica1631 word-bound1644 on (also upon) the reserve1655 strait-mouthed1664 oyster-like1665 incommunicative1670 mumchance1681 speechless1726 taciturnous1727 tongue-tacked1727 monosyllabic1735 silentish1737 untalkative1739 silentious1749 buttoned-up1767 taciturn1771 close as wax1772 untittletattling1779 reticent1825 voiceless1827 say-nothing1838 unremonstrant1841 still1855 unvocal1858 inexpansive186. short-tongued1864 non-communicating1865 tight-lipped1876 unworded1886 chup1896 tongue-bound1906 shut-mouthed1936 zip-lipped1943 shtum1958 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adjective] > disposed to secrecy, secretive dernOE covert1340 secrec1385 secretc1440 mum1532 closec1540 whist1577 as silent as the grave1613 privatea1625 dark1650 uncommunicating1650 dry1681 uncommunicative1691 unexpansive1847 secretive1853 tight-lipped1876 cagey1909 zip-lipped1943 closet1948 coy1961 tight1977 the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adjective] > of utterances or demeanour stout1390 strong1580 settleda1586 tight-lipped1876 1876 M. E. Braddon Joshua Haggard's Daughter II. 47 How would that tight-waisted, tight-lipped damsel get on with a lovely young wife. 1918 H. G. Wells Joan & Peter iii. 62 Her pride was white and tight-lipped. 1936 P. Fleming News from Tartary v. ii. 194 This, I know, is my cue for tight-lipped heroics. 1952 Manch. Guardian Weekly 15 May 3/1 The Federal Reserve Board was a little tight-lipped in explaining its move..to suspend controls on hire purchase, or what is known here as instalment credit. 1958 Observer 15 June 15/2 Joan Mitchell's rather beautiful painting ‘Hudson River Day Line’ (which has a sensitive, tight-lipped, almost Slade School quality). 1970 J. Sangster Touchfeather, Too ii. 32 The Russians, notoriously tight-lipped normally, had been approached through tortuous channels. 1979 A. Price Tomorrow's Ghost iii. 37 She smiled her careful tight~lipped smile. 1981 D. Hopkinson Edward Penrose Arnold iv. 40 Here is that melancholy resignation which Matthew Arnold so often..conveys... But his finest poetry..is stoically tight-lipped. 1983 Times 2 Apr. 10/2 All parties are keeping tight-lipped. A spokesman for DTR issued a firm ‘no comment’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1876
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