INCOMMUNICATIVE

uncommunicative, incommunicative

(adjective) not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

incommunicative (comparative more incommunicative, superlative most incommunicative)

Uncommunicative.

Source: Wiktionary


In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive, a.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 January 2025

PREMATURELY

(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”


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