incommunicative

[ in-kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-tiv, -key- ]

/ ˌɪn kəˈmyu nɪ kə tɪv, -ˌkeɪ- /

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adjective

not communicative; reserved; uncommunicative.

Origin of incommunicative

First recorded in 1660–70; in-³ + communicative

OTHER WORDS FROM incommunicative

in·com·mu·ni·ca·tive·ly, adverbin·com·mu·ni·ca·tive·ness, noun

Words nearby incommunicative

incommodious, incommodity, in common, incommunicable, incommunicado, incommunicative, incommutable, incompact, incomparable, incompatible, incompetence

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Example sentences from the Web for incommunicative

Mrs. Tailleur's companion slid back into her seat and sat there smiling to herself and to the incommunicative night.
The Immortal Moment|May Sinclair
Incommunicative as he was, some time elapsed before I had an opportunity of gauging his mind.
The Key to the Bront Works|John Malham-Dembleby
I certainly did not impose any unfair burden upon her incommunicative disposition.
Sir Jasper Carew|Charles James Lever
O Death, thou strange mysterious power,—seen every day, yet never understood but by the incommunicative dead—what art thou?
Dramatic Technique|George Pierce Baker

Still as we travelled he grew more sullen, became restless, incommunicative, and muttered occasionally to himself.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844|Various

British Dictionary definitions for incommunicative

incommunicative

/ (ˌɪnkəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv) /

adjective

tending not to communicate with others; taciturn

Derived forms of incommunicative

incommunicatively, adverbincommunicativeness, noun

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单词	incommunicative
释义	incommunicative [ in-kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-tiv, -key- ] / ˌɪn kəˈmyu nɪ kə tɪv, -ˌkeɪ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR incommunicative ON THESAURUS.COM adjective not communicative; reserved; uncommunicative. Origin of incommunicative First recorded in 1660–70; in-³ + communicative OTHER WORDS FROM incommunicative in·com·mu·ni·ca·tive·ly, adverbin·com·mu·ni·ca·tive·ness, noun Words nearby incommunicative incommodious, incommodity, in common, incommunicable, incommunicado, incommunicative, incommutable, incompact, incomparable, incompatible, incompetence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for incommunicative Mrs. Tailleur's companion slid back into her seat and sat there smiling to herself and to the incommunicative night. The Immortal Moment\|May Sinclair Incommunicative as he was, some time elapsed before I had an opportunity of gauging his mind. The Key to the Bront Works\|John Malham-Dembleby I certainly did not impose any unfair burden upon her incommunicative disposition. Sir Jasper Carew\|Charles James Lever O Death, thou strange mysterious power,—seen every day, yet never understood but by the incommunicative dead—what art thou? Dramatic Technique\|George Pierce Baker Still as we travelled he grew more sullen, became restless, incommunicative, and muttered occasionally to himself. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844\|Various British Dictionary definitions for incommunicative incommunicative / (ˌɪnkəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv) / adjective tending not to communicate with others; taciturn Derived forms of incommunicative incommunicatively, adverbincommunicativeness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to incommunicative uncommunicative, aloof, antisocial, close, cold, curt, distant, dour, dumb, incommunicable, laconic, mum, mute, quiet, reserved, reticent, sententious, silent, sparing, speechless
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incommunicative

adjective

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adjective

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