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secretivese‧cre‧tive /ˈsiːkrətɪv, sɪˈkriːtɪv/ adjective   - Kath's very secretive about her past, isn't she?
- Much of the discussion focused upon North Korea's highly secretive nuclear program.
- North Korea is a secretive nation.
- Why did Stephen always have to be so secretive in his business dealings?
- Years of living alone had made her secretive and unwilling to trust anyone.
- A very secretive boy, I think I mentioned that.
- At least one dancer was surprised to learn that Alvin had a brother, so secretive was he about his life.
- Falconer was quiet and secretive but seemed in very good humour, laughing and talking rather garrulously.
- His style as leader, distrustful and secretive, prompts regular comparisons to Richard Nixon.
- They sat there smiling a secretive smile.
behaving as if you have a secret► secretive unwilling to let other people know what you are doing, or to give them information about yourself: · Years of living alone had made her secretive and unwilling to trust anyone.· Why did Stephen always have to be so secretive in his business dealings? · Much of the discussion focused upon North Korea's highly secretive nuclear program.secretive about: · Kath's very secretive about her past, isn't she? ► cagey informal unwilling to tell people definitely what your plans, intentions, or opinions are - use this especially when you cannot think of a good reason for someone doing this: · He gets very cagey whenever I ask him about his job.cagey about: · She's very cagey about what she spends her money on, don't you think?play it cagey American: · Coach Bob Dwyer is playing it cagey over his choice of a replacement skipper. ► play your cards close to your chest British /play your cards close to your vest American if someone plays their cards close to their chest or vest , they do not allow other people to know what they are planning to do next: · Roslin, known for playing his cards close to his vest, declined to comment. ► furtive someone who is furtive or behaves in a furtive way looks as though they are keeping something secret, especially something wrong that they have done: · His movements were quick and furtive, and he spoke in a whisper.· Miss Baggely appeared unconfident, almost furtive.· The two girls exchanged furtive glances across the dinner table and tried hard not to giggle. ► secret doing something only in secret , so that other people do not know you are doing it: · I actually think he's probably a secret Republican voter.· He hid the fact that he was a secret drinker from his employees for many years. ► closet: closet alcoholic/homosexual/communist etc one who is secretly an alcoholic, homosexual etc: · He finally came out in 1998, after years as a closet homosexual. ADVERB► so· So why was the fortune-teller so secretive?· At least one dancer was surprised to learn that Alvin had a brother, so secretive was he about his life.· She is so secretive she won't even say what the initials stand for.· So why had he been so secretive? ► very· Nothing came out, but then she seems to have been very secretive.· Were you concerned a very small, very secretive group with enough money can pose a security threat?· But in our house, everything is very secretive.· A very secretive boy, I think I mentioned that.· East Coast drunks are very secretive.· She lives in her own world and is very secretive. nounsecrecysecretsecretivenessadjectivesecretsecretiveadverbsecretlysecretivelyverbsecrete a secretive person or organization likes to keep their thoughts, intentions, or actions hidden from others OPP open:  The government has been accused of being secretive and undemocratic.secretive about Carla was always very secretive about her work.—secretively adverb—secretiveness noun [uncountable] |