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Having an inclination to secrecy.
secretive
tightlipped
Keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself.
reserved
restrained
reticent
cagey
1
One thing's for sure: Washington is still
tight
-
lipped
on the baby issue.
2
However, in typically
tight
-
lipped
fashion, Apple has yet to confirm its plans.
3
Mr Brownlee also remained
tight
-
lipped
about legal protection of troops in Iraq.
4
Edward Wardwell stared at me
tight
-
lipped
,
and then said, resignedly, 'All right.
5
Marchionne is being equally
tight
-
lipped
about his plans for the Polish plant.
6
Chief executive, Mr David Dilger, was
tight
-
lipped
about the acquisition targets yesterday.
7
The Minister of Māori Crown Relations, Kelvin Davis, was keeping
tight
-
lipped
too.
8
Beyoncé remained
tight
-
lipped
about the so-called scandal as chatter reached fever pitch.
9
He was a thick-set man in the late thirties,
tight
-
lipped
and heavy-jawed.
10
As the cameras flashed and the questions flew in, Jack remained
tight
-
lipped
.
11
It was the face of a Roman mother,
tight
-
lipped
,
brown-eyed, and fierce.
12
He glanced at Jackson, but the commander was as
tight
-
lipped
as ever.
13
The freshmen were
tight
-
lipped
,
pretending knowledge where they had none, exulting secretly.
14
If one thing's for certain, it's that Disney productions are
tight
-
lipped
affairs.
15
Dick looked at him with a
tight
-
lipped
smile that was somehow terrible.
16
Epadoa stood
tight
-
lipped
,
anger flaring from her eyes, but made no reply.