SECRETIVE


Meaning of SECRETIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsē-krə-tiv, si-ˈkrē- ]

adjective

Etymology: back-formation from secretiveness, part translation of French secrétivité

Date: 1835

: disposed to secrecy : not open or outgoing in speech, activity, or purposes

Synonyms: see silent

• se·cre·tive·ly adverb

• se·cre·tive·ness noun

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