RETICENCE, RETICENT
ADJECTIVES
1641 — MIM prim, demure; affectedly modest or shy; prudish; primly silent or reticent → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1675 — DARK of a person: secret; silent as to any matter; reticent; that conceals his thoughts
1790 — MIM-MOUTHED affectedly prim or proper in speech, etc.; reticent, shy at speaking out; soft-spoken → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1821 — MEAL-MOUTHED afraid to speak out; soft-tongued, plausible → Sc.
1830 — BACKWARD IN COMING FORWARD reluctant, shy to do something; reticent → colloq.
1836 — MEALY-MOUTHED reticent, reserved, afraid to speak out; plausible, smooth-tongued, hypocritical → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1853 — CLOSE-LIPPED reticent, discreet
1881 — CLOSE-MOUTHED reticent, discreet
1893 — CAGEY — CAGY wary, cautious, crafty, cunning, reticent, non-committal → US colloq.
1896 — MIM-SPOKEN affectedly prim or proper in speech, etc.; reticent, shy at speaking out; soft-spoken → Sc.
NOUNS
1910 — MUMCHANCENESS silence; reticence
1920 — MUMCHANCINESS silence; reticence
NOUNS – PERSON
1888 — OYSTER a close-mouthed person; one who talks little → Amer. sl.
..L19 — SEALED OYSTER a close-mouthed person → US sl.
2000 — MANGINA a reticent, reserved man → US students’ sl.
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