secretive

Definition von secretive im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Having an inclination to secrecy; having a tendency to conceal; Tending to secrete, or to keep secret or private; as, a secretive disposition; If you are secretive, you like to have secrets and to keep your knowledge, feelings, or intentions hidden. Billionaires are usually fairly secretive about the exact amount that they're worth. + secretively se·cre·tive·ly a banknote handed over secretively in the entrance to a building. + secretiveness se·cre·tive·ness He was evasive, to the point of secretiveness. a secretive person or organization likes to keep their thoughts, intentions, or actions hidden from others; {s} tending to keep secrets, reticent, stealthy; inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"
secretively: in a secretive manner; with a preference for secrecy; "the teacher raised a hand to him, slightly and secretively, because he was her favorite
secretively: In a secretive manner
secretively: reticently, with a tendency to keep secrets, stealthily
secretiveness: The property of being secretive
secretiveness: The faculty or propensity which impels to reserve, secrecy, or concealment
secretiveness: characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)
secretiveness: {i} reticence, quality of tending to keep secrets, stealth
secretiveness: the trait of keeping things secret
secretiveness: The quality of being secretive; disposition or tendency to conceal