What does close mouthed mean?
Close mouthed means reticent, secretive or uncommunicative.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
reticent, secretive or uncommunicative.
As much so as possible; they have hardly a way that you would like, my dear ma'am; and are as closemouthed as if they were afraid of committing themselves.
Instructors were notoriously closemouthed about their gunnery techniques.
Use close mouthed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Close mouthed means reticent, secretive or uncommunicative.
Common synonyms include close, secretive, uncommunicative, incommunicative.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
As much so as possible; they have hardly a way that you would like, my dear ma'am; and are as closemouthed as if they were afraid of committing themselves.
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