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   Se·cre·tive

   /ˈsēkrədiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or an organization) inclined to conceal feelings and intentions or not to disclose information: "she was very secretive about her past"
   • ▪ (of a state or activity) characterized by the concealment of intentions and information: "secretive deals"
   • ▪ (of a person's expression or manner) having an enigmatic or conspiratorial quality: "a secretive smile"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: back-formation from secretiveness, suggested by French secrétivité, from secret ‘secret’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. secretively adverb
   • 2. secretiveness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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