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close-lipped

[ klohs-lipt ]

/ ˈkloʊsˈlɪpt /

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adjective

not talking or telling much.

Words nearby close-lipped

close-fitting, close-grained, close-hauled, close-in, close-knit, close-lipped, close-order drill, close-reefed, close-stool, close-up, closed

Example sentences from the Web for close-lipped

The independent and close-lipped scout was riding outside the group.

John Ermine of the Yellowstone |Frederic Remington
This negation of hope has “close-lipped Patience for its only friend.”

Letters on Literature |Andrew Lang
The older women, with shawls folded about their stooped shoulders, were close-lipped, somber.

Mountain Blood |Joseph Hergesheimer
He stood facing his cousin with a close-lipped smile that summarised his opinion and made it readable.

The Celt and Saxon, Complete |George Meredith

Clark was close-lipped once, not given to levity and—to toddy.

The Crossing |Winston Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for close-lipped

close-lipped

close-mouthed (ˌkləʊsˈmaʊðd, -ˈmaʊθt)

/ (ˌkləʊsˈlɪpt) /

adjective

not talking or revealing much