Both Uses of
taciturn
in
Gone with the Wind
- Old and young, talkative and taciturn, rich planter and sallow Cracker, they all had two things in common, lice and dysentery.†
Chpt 3.30 *
- But these men were a taciturn lot, picking their words carefully.†
Chpt 5.48
Definition:
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(taciturn) with a tendency to be reserved and not to talkeditor's notes: Synonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
Consider using reticent rather than taciturn when the reluctance to talk is brought on by a particular situation rather than being a general disposition.