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Meanings of uncommunicative in English

Not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions.

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Usage of uncommunicative in English
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They found a slouching, uncommunicative cook stolidly washing dishes in the galley.
The Perils of Pauline
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He shared this unknown secret too, as did the uncommunicative servant, Ozzard.
The Darkening Sea
3
As far as Anderson was concerned, he was generally sulky and uncommunicative.
Lady Merton, Colonist
4
And even Phineas Finn had grown to be solemn, silent, and uncommunicative.
The Prime Minister
5
There may be a tendency to be a little secretive or uncommunicative.
The South African
6
Do you know, Harry, you are a singularly uncommunicative sort of being.
The Blazed Trail
7
He was a peculiar man-ofsixty-fiveabout-iron gray, hard-faced, obstinate, and uncommunicative.
The Shadow Line: A Confession
8
Lyrralt was withdrawn, uncommunicative, spending his evenings in communion with his god.
The Irda (Children of the Stars)
9
Julius Euskadi stood tensely, his face and body receptive, listening but uncommunicative.
East of eden
10
He passed his tongue across dry lips and scanned the uncommunicative forest.
Lord of the Flies
11
Mentu returned from the session at the palace, uncommunicative and moody.
The Yoke / A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Chil...
12
They drove quickly away from the black, uncommunicative mass of the abandoned building.
The Abandoned Room
13
Farquaharson only nodded with an uncommunicative smile, and Conscience spoke in quiet authority.
The Tyranny of Weakness
14
Wendy was in love with Hugo, and Olivia thought her uncommunicative and tiresome.
The new yorker
15
And the reason I didn't call first is that you have been uncommunicative.
Deadly Heat
16
The Ambassador's letter of apology had been courteous and entirely uncommunicative.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
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