Slow, reluctant, or unwilling in action or speech; spec. (a) reluctant to give, niggardly, miserly; (b) unforthcoming, reticent, or uncommunicative…
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释义 | the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adjective] > unwilling to speak (4) costive1594 Slow, reluctant, or unwilling in action or speech; spec. (a) reluctant to give, niggardly, miserly; (b) unforthcoming, reticent, or uncommunicative… hardbound1612 figurative. Slow to function; reluctant in speech or action. Cf. costive, adj. 2. rare after early 19th cent. obmutescent1799 Speechless; remaining mute. unspeakable1888 U.S. Unwilling or unable to speak. |
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