adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It was unlike her to be so taciturn - she must have had something on her mind.
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It was unlike her to be so taciturn .
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The ship's captain was a taciturn man who spoke only to give orders.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I tried to make polite small talk with him although he seemed distinctly taciturn , if not downright moody.
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She was taciturn and almost melancholic; her parents had raised her on stories of hardship.
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The Raika were in trouble and when it came to articulating their misfortunes these normally taciturn men became eloquent.
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They were met at the door by a mercifully taciturn priest, who escorted them without fuss to their quarters.