Both Uses of
reticent
in
Severance
- Sensing my reticence, he went ahead and opened the new bottle.†
p. 30.7reticence = reluctance -- usually to speak freely
- I take photographs sometimes, I said, at first reticently.†
p. 134.9 *reticently = reluctantly (usually to speak freely)
Definition:
reluctant -- especially to speak freely
Synonym 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.
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.