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close-tongued

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
close--tongued
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not inclined to speak; secretive.

Inflected Forms

more close-tongued (comparative) most close-tongued (superlative)

Questions

What does close-tongued mean?
Not inclined to speak; secretive.

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