Taciturn

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  • adjective. Habitually untalkative. synonym: laconic.
  • adjective. Characterized by reserve or a lack of expression.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse.
  • Synonyms Mute, Dumb (see silent), reserved, uncommunicative, reticent.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Habitually silent; not given to converse; not apt to talk or speak.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.
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  • adjective. habitually reserved and uncommunicative
    • Word Usage
    "Gen. Kosaner, appointed chief of the general staff last August, was known as a taciturn hardliner within the military."
    Equivalent
    buttoned-up  reticent  untalkative  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    crusty  elderly  fine-looking  impassive  irate  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Spartan  abbreviated  abridged  aposiopestic  brief  
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