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tight-lipped adjective

• with the lips firmly closed, especially as a sign of suppressed emotion or determined reticence.
• "she stayed tight-lipped and shook her head"
Similar: reticent, taciturn, uncommunicative, unforthcoming, unresponsive, close-mouthed, close-lipped, silent, quiet, unspeaking, guarded, secretive, private, withdrawn, of few words, untalkative, mum,
Opposite: forthcoming, chatty,


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