Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - secretive
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If you are secretive, you like to have secrets and to keep your knowledge, feelings, or intentions hidden. Billionaires are usually fairly secretive about the exact amount that they’re worth. ADJ: oft ADJ about n • secretively ...a banknote handed over secretively in the entrance to a building. ADV: ADV after v • secretiveness He was evasive, to the point of secretiveness. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: back-formation from ~ness, part translation of French secretivite Date: 1835 disposed to secrecy ; not open or outgoing in speech, activity, or purposes Synonyms: see silent • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. inclined to make or keep secrets; uncommunicative. Derivatives secretively adv. secretiveness n. Etymology: back-form. f. secretiveness after F secr{eacute}tivit{eacute} (as SECRET) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. скрытный, замкнутый a shy, secretive girl —- застенчивая и замкнутая девушка he is secretive about his plans —- он ни с кем не делится своими планами to be secretive about a matter —- не говорить ни слова (умалчивать) о каком-л. деле don't be so secretive! —- не скрытничай, пожалуйста! ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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