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reticent
[ ret-uh-suhnt ]
adjective
- disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms: ,
- reluctant or restrained.
reticent
/ ˈɛɪəԳ /
adjective
- not open or communicative; not saying all that one knows; taciturn; reserved
Derived Forms
- ˈپԳ, noun
- ˈپԳٱ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- i·Գ i·· noun
- i·Գ· adverb
- ԴDz·i·Գ adjective
- non·i·Գ· adverb
- ܲ·i·Գ adjective
- un·i·Գ· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of reticent1
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Example Sentences
A masculine hedonism sits between them, but Guiraudie is reticent to confirm the nature of their relationship.
He's reticent to talk about the now US president, saying "there's no comparison" between himself and the other former face of The Apprentice.
Executives were reticent not because they had no opinions but precisely because they held strong, divisive views.
Tall and sturdy, if a bit reticent, he said, “It’s a day by day thing we’re going through. I don’t know any other way. Life happens.”
Merz wants to continue that support, but, unlike France and the UK, he's been reticent about the idea of sending soldiers to Ukraine, to back up an eventual ceasefire there.
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