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uncommunicative

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

adjective

  1. not inclined to talk or disclose information; reserved; taciturn.

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uncommunicative

/ ˌʌ԰əˈːɪəɪ /

adjective

  1. disinclined to talk or give information or opinions
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܲԳdzˈܲԾپԱ, noun
  • ˌܲԳdzˈܲԾپ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲcdz·n··پ· adverb
  • ܲcdz·n··پ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of uncommunicative1

First recorded in 1685–95; un- 1 + communicative
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However, two congressional aides pushed back on the idea that Boeing’s team is inexperienced or uncommunicative.

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“I do feel that in a city that is known for being cold and uncommunicative, it was a very uniting project,” Lungwitz said.

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Analyzing the aquatically loquacious may also give us clues about whether midbrain injuries in humans may be linked to a person being mute or uncommunicative, according to Bass.

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He suggested that this research may help us understand how a malfunctioning human midbrain may render a person uncommunicative or mute.

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For a man who came from a culture that prizes conversation as a high art form, and has provided more than its fair share of hyper-articulate storytellers, he was famously uncommunicative with journalists and writers.

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