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Definition of close-mouthed adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

close-mouthed

adjective

NAmE//ˈkloʊz maʊθt//

, NAmE//ˈkloʊs maʊðd//

[not usually before noun]

not willing to say much about something because you want to keep a secret

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