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secretive

sec·re·tive

UK/səˈkɹiːtɪv/ US/ˈsiːkɹətɪv/ fairly common

adjective

1.

inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information

  • “although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it”

Origin

From secrete + -ive.

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