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incommunicative

American  
[in-kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-tiv, -key-] / ˌɪn kəˈmyu nɪ kə tɪv, -ˌkeɪ- /

adjective

  1. not communicative; reserved; uncommunicative.

incommunicative British  
/ ˌɪnkəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv /

adjective

  1. tending not to communicate with others; taciturn

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Etymology

Origin of incommunicative

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

Example Sentences

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Incommunicative as he was, some time elapsed before I had an opportunity of gauging his mind.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Incommunicative as he was, some time elapsed before I had an opportunity of gauging his mind. 

From Jane Eyre by Townsend, F. H.

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