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[ tahyt-lipt ] / ˈtaɪtˈlɪpt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tight-lipped ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivespeaking very little; taciturn; close-mouthed. having the lips drawn tight. Origin of tight-lippedFirst recorded in 1875–80 Words nearby tight-lippedtight five, tight forward, tight head, tight junction, tight-knit, tight-lipped, tight-money policy, tight-mouthed, tightrope, tightrope walker, tights Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tight-lippedThe actress is tight-lipped about the final season of ‘Mad Men.’ Is Elisabeth Moss the One 'True Detective' Loves? She Doesn't Deny It.|Melissa Leon|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST I chased a tight-lipped Thain as he scurried through the lobby to get back to his headquarters. Banks Really Are Different Five Years After the Financial Crisis|Daniel Gross|September 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST Traditionally, the FAA has been tight-lipped about its relations with airplane manufacturers during accident investigations. Aviation’s Iron Lady: NTSB Chairwoman Deborah Hersman|Clive Irving|January 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Her protagonists are tight-lipped and their worlds are sharply-observed. This Week’s Hot Reads: November 6, 2012|Mythili Rao|November 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But on the question of how he was identified and tracked, the officials were tight-lipped. America’s Secret Libya War|John Barry|August 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST A close-fisted, tight-lipped Mormon—a skinflint if I ever saw one! The Rainbow Trail|Zane Grey Tight-lipped, using her flashlight, she ran through the kitchen. The White Moll|Frank L. Packard Dave grinned, tight-lipped, eased back on the stick and lifted the One-Ten clear of the ground and upward toward the dawn sky. Dave Dawson with the R.A.F|R. Sidney Bowen "As sure as it's necessary to be," the Intelligence officer replied, tight-lipped. Dave Dawson at Casablanca|Robert Sydney Bowen Horace they knew only as a very slim, tight-lipped, and immature-looking young man, who waited every night to take her home. Flappers and Philosophers|F. Scott Fitzgerald
British Dictionary definitions for tight-lipped
adjectivereticent, secretive, or taciturn with the lips pressed tightly together, as through anger Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tight-lippedclosemouthed, dumb, mum, mute, quiet, reserved, restrained, reticent, secretive, taciturn, tongue-tied, hushed, buttoned up, clammed up, muted, zipped |