Definition of reticent
1
: inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
2
: restrained in expression, presentation, or appearance
the room has an aspect of reticent dignity— A. N. Whitehead
3
: reluctant
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The first known use of reticent was in 1825
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