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tending not to speak frequently (as by habit or inclination)
- the cabinet official is usually tight-lipped about her private life
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- extroverted
- (also extraverted),
- gregarious,
- outgoing,
- sociable
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“Tight-lipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tight-lipped. Accessed 26 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of tight-lipped was in 1876
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