2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Incommunicative \In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive\, a. Not communicative; not free or apt to impart to others in conversation; reserved; silent; as, the messenger was incommunicative; hence, not disposed to hold fellowship or intercourse with others; exclusive. [1913 Webster] The Chinese . . . an incommunicative nation. --C. Buchanan. -- {In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive*ly}, adv. -- {In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive*ness}, n. --Lamb. [1913 Webster] His usual incommunicativeness. --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: incommunicative adj : not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions [syn: {uncommunicative}] [ant: {communicative}]
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