The Only Use
reticent
in
The Phantom Tollbooth
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- "Reticence or common sense," said the undersecretary.†
p. 43.6reticence = reluctance -- usually to speak freely
Definitions:
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(1)
(reticent) reluctant -- especially to speak freelySynonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
Consider using taciturn rather than reticent when the reluctance to speak is a general disposition rather than a short-term situation brought about by particular circumstance. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)