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closelipped

closelipped adjective: discrete; likely to keep a secret.

Adjective

closelipped (comparative more closelipped, superlative most closelipped)

  1. discrete; likely to keep a secret

Forms of closelipped

comparativemore closelipped
superlativemost closelipped

Questions about closelipped

What does closelipped mean?
Closelipped means discrete; likely to keep a secret.
What part of speech is closelipped?
Closelipped is an adjective.

Words near closelipped in the dictionary

  1. closehandedness
  2. closehauled
  3. closeish
  4. closelier
  5. closeliest
  6. closelipped
  7. closely
  8. closely held
  9. closeminded
  10. closemindedly
  11. closemindedness

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