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单词 secretive
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secretive

1
[ see-kri-tiv, si-kree- ]
/ ˈsi krɪ tɪv, sɪˈkri- /
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adjective

having or showing a disposition to secrecy; reticent: He seems secretive about his new job.

Origin of secretive

1
1425–75; late Middle English; back formation from secretiveness (itself modeled on French secrétivité). See secret, -ive

SYNONYMS FOR secretive

secret, close.
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OTHER WORDS FROM secretive

se·cre·tive·ly, adverbse·cre·tive·ness, noun

Words nearby secretive

secret ballot, secrete, secret history, secretin, secretion, secretive, secretoinhibitory, secretomotor, secretor, secretory, secretory carcinoma

Definition for secretive (2 of 2)

secretive2
[ si-kree-tiv ]
/ sɪˈkri tɪv /

adjective

secretory.

Origin of secretive

2
secret(ion) + -ive
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British Dictionary definitions for secretive

secretive
/ (ˈsiːkrɪtɪv, sɪˈkriːtɪv) /

adjective

inclined to secrecy; reticent
another word for secretory

Derived forms of secretive

secretively, adverbsecretiveness, noun
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