Meaning of INCOMMUNICATIVE
| Pronunciation: | | `inku'myoonu`keytiv
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| | Definition: | | [adj] not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions |
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| | Synonyms: | | blank, close, closelipped, closemouthed, deadpan, expressionless, guarded, impassive, incommunicado, inexpressive, mum, noncommittal, poker-faced, secretive, silent, tightlipped, uncommunicative, unexpressive, unpronounceable, unrevealing, unutterable |
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| | Antonyms: | | communicative, communicatory | | |
| | See Also: | | inarticulate, taciturn, unarticulate | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive\, a.
Not communicative; not free or apt to impart to others in
conversation; reserved; silent; as, the messenger was
incommunicative; hence, not disposed to hold fellowship or
intercourse with others; exclusive.
The Chinese . . . an incommunicative nation. --C.
Buchanan.
-- {In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive*ly}, adv. --
{In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive*ness}, n. --Lamb.
His usual incommunicativeness. --G. Eliot.
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