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untalkative

untalkative adjective: unwilling to talk; taciturn; refusing to speak.

Adjective

untalkative (comparative more untalkative, superlative most untalkative)

  1. unwilling to talk; taciturn; refusing to speak

Antonyms of untalkative

Forms of untalkative

comparativemore untalkative
superlativemost untalkative

Origin of untalkative

From un- + talkative.

Words formed from untalkative

Questions about untalkative

What does untalkative mean?
Untalkative means unwilling to talk; taciturn; refusing to speak.
What part of speech is untalkative?
Untalkative is an adjective.

Words near untalkative in the dictionary

  1. untalentedly
  2. untalentedness
  3. untalk
  4. untalkable
  5. untalkaboutable
  6. untalkative
  7. untalkativeness
  8. untalked
  9. untalking
  10. untalks
  11. untall

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