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tightlipped

tightlipped is the alternative spelling of tight-lipped.

Meaning of tight-lipped

Adjective

tight-lipped (comparative more tight-lipped, superlative most tight-lipped)

  1. (literal) Having the lips pressed tightly together, hence, not speaking.
    • He would have sprung upon Captain Blood, who stood aloof, alert, tight-lipped, and watchful.1922, Rafael Sabatini, Captain Blood: His Odyssy, chapter XXV
  2. (idiomatic) Unwilling to divulge information.
    • The open access operator has remained tight-lipped over what may have caused the driver to suddenly apply the brake, but stressed that safety was its priority.2022 May 4, “Network News: RAIB looking into emergency brake application of train at Peterborough”, in RAIL, number 956, page 12

Forms of tightlipped

comparativemore tightlipped
superlativemost tightlipped

Words formed from tightlipped

Questions about tightlipped

What is tightlipped the alternative spelling of?
Tightlipped is the alternative spelling of tight-lipped.

Words near tightlipped in the dictionary

  1. tightlacers
  2. tightlacing
  3. tightley
  4. tightlier
  5. tightliest
  6. tightlipped
  7. tightlippedness
  8. tightlock
  9. tightlocks
  10. tightly
  11. tightner

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