tight-mouthed

American  

[tahyt-mouthd, -moutht] / ˈtaɪtˈmaʊðd, -ˈmaʊθt /

adjective

1. tight-lipped.

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Etymology

Origin of tight-mouthed

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

In lieu of ripeness, seed heads throughout the gardens present an eerie, ossified architecture: tight-mouthed trumpets of Iris sibirica, alliums like exploding stars.

From New York Times

The bad faith was perhaps most apparent in the contradictory message being pushed by Patrick and his team of tight-mouthed Bible brandishers.

From Salon

A few days before the referendum, Gikas Hardouvelis, a senior Greek economist who was Varoufakis’s predecessor as minister of finance, sat at a café in a northern suburb of Athens, speaking with the tight-mouthed fury of someone who can longer maintain his public discretion.

From The New Yorker

Is it robust and plain-speaking, proud of its comic swagger, or is there something tight-mouthed in its imperative, with a hint of “or else” hanging off the end?

From The New Yorker

McKayla Maroney, women’s vault, gymanstics, 2012: Maroney became an Internet meme after pulling a dour, tight-mouthed face on the medal stand.

From Slate