English to Irish Meaning of secretive - secretive

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Definitions of secretive in English

Adjective(1) inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information

Examples of secretive in English

(1) Now that's led to people saying we're secretive and that we're close mouthed.(2) That mission was so secretive , the Chinese government wouldn't even confirm the astronaut's name until he was safely on his way into orbit.(3) She peeked out her door, unsure of why she was being so secretive .(4) her big brother smirked, leaning forward in a secretive manner.(5) She smiled her most secretive and engaging smile and said nothing.(6) Christian's works are secretive yet allusive, related yet solitary and, above all, tactile and handmade.(7) What truly caught his attention was not her astonishingly contrasting beauty, but her secretive ways.(8) The best of these shows a beautiful woman with a mysterious, secretive expression.(9) But her secretive way of voicing herself backfires when Georgia and Virginia are fired for her subversiveness.(10) He was a bit secretive about his feelings, so they didn't hear from him much.(11) The selection of replacement bishops is a highly secretive process.(12) The story was originally dealt with in a secretive way that led to speculation that the injury could be very serious.(13) Just why is the state health department being so secretive about their program?(14) A highly secretive project has been underway since February 2000 to redefine the very concept of the action film.(15) Strikers said that they have never heard of such a fund before, and accused the company of cutting their pay in a secretive way.(16) But for this most secretive and networked of groups things have seldom been better.

(1) company secretary ::

rúnaí comhlachta

(2) general secretary ::

rúnaí ginearálta

(3) bilingual secretary ::

rúnaí dátheangach

(4) executive secretary ::

rúnaí feidhmiúcháin

(5) legal secretary ::

rúnaí dlíthiúil

(6) secretary-general ::

Rúnaí Ginearálta

(7) personal secretary ::

rúnaí pearsanta

(8) joint secretary ::

comhrúnaí

Synonyms

Adjective

1. uncommunicative ::

uncommunicative

2. secret ::

rúnda

3. unforthcoming ::

unforthcoming

5. reticent ::

reticent

6. reserved ::

in áirithe

7. silent ::

adh

8. noncommunicative ::

noncommunicative

9. quiet ::

ciúin

10. tight-lipped ::

daingean-lipped

11. buttoned-up ::

buttoned-suas

12. close-mouthed ::

gar-mouthed

13. taciturn ::

taciturn

Antonyms

1. communicative ::

cumarsáideach

2. open ::

oscailte

Different Forms

secretive, secretively, secretiveness

Word Example from TV Shows

...and you are exhibiting the same SECRETIVE behavioral tics...

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 11

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