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[ see -kri-tiv, si-kree - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈsi krɪ tɪv, sɪˈkri- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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, adverb se·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) [ si-kree -tiv ] SHOW IPA
/ sɪˈkri tɪv / PHONETIC RESPELLING
Origin of secretive 2 secret(ion) + -ive
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That the secretive habit of the Confederate Government helped cement the opposition cannot be doubted.
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British Dictionary definitions for secretive / (ˈsiːkrɪtɪv , sɪˈkriːtɪv ) /
adjective inclined to secrecy; reticent
another word for secretory
Derived forms of secretive secretively , adverb secretiveness , 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 secretive reticent, covert, enigmatic, taciturn, cagey, close, cryptic, feline, furtive, in the dark, reserved, silent, tight-lipped, undercover, withdrawn, hushed, backstairs, buttoned up, clammed up, in private