Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having the lips pressed together.
- adjective Reluctant to speak; close-mouthed. synonym: laconic.
- adjective Characterized by restraint or reserve in expression.
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
tight-lipped .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
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Examples
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Police had wavered over whether a serial killer was involved; police Commissioner Richard Dormer initially suggested that scenario when the bodies were found in December, but detectives later became tightlipped about a cause.
Bodies Found On Beach Identified As Missing Prostitutes AP 2011
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Police had wavered over whether a serial killer was involved; police Commissioner Richard Dormer initially suggested that scenario when the bodies were found in December, but detectives later became tightlipped about a cause.
Bodies Found On Beach Identified As Missing Prostitutes AP 2011
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In this example they clearly picked the wrong horse and have been tightlipped about it.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Congrats to the Obama Administration… 2009
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One of the things I have noticed over the last few months is that she has been very tightlipped.
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But he has been tightlipped about just when he would announce a decision, though he plans to visit at least one early-voting state — South Carolina — over the next week.
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Gone are the Jets 'tightlipped days of former coaching regimes, which likely never would have allowed cameras and microphones into meeting rooms.
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The Obama campaign has fewer paid staff in Iowa than last election cycle, although they're tightlipped about exact numbers.
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The Obama campaign has fewer paid staff in Iowa than last election cycle, although they're tightlipped about exact numbers.
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BERLIN – German officials are being tightlipped about details surrounding a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan's rugged mountain border area that Pakistani officials say killed five German militants.
U.S. Kills 5 German Militants In Pakistan The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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One of the things I have noticed over the last few months is that she has been very tightlipped.
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