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Meanings of secretive in English

Inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information.

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Usage of secretive in English
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The talk offered new insight into Apple's secretive efforts around autonomous-vehicle technology.
Wired
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Republicans have said the council is secretive and unwilling to share information.
Reuters
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Much has been written about this secretive industry, much of it wrong.
Reuters
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At another point, he goes truffle-hunting with some secretive experts in Italy.
The Daily Telegraph
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But the secretive deals require researchers' inventions to be patented in China.
News.com.au
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She was secretive and opinionated and too sure of herself by far.
Watcher of the Dead
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The images show the secretive state may be preparing for another blast.
News.com.au
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Others are very secretive, and keep as low a profile as possible.
Death du Jour
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You don't work at being mysterious or secretive most of the time.
Ebony
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Befitting the secretive hedge fund industry, McCormick keeps a relatively low profile.
Reuters
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It's taken us two weeks to find you-youremployers were so secretive.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
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The Pentagon's secretive JASON scientific panel is schedule to discuss geonengineering soon.
Wired
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All secretive she was; refused to open them until she was alone.
The distant hours
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Then he came to me, and in the same secretive manner said:-
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
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Officials interviewed in Tripoli blamed the secretive WIPL for the undercover work.
Reuters
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It is the most secretive aircraft the Soviet Union has ever built.
BBC
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