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reticent

/ˈɹɛtɪsənt/
adjective
  1. Keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained.

  2. Hesitant or not wanting to take some action; reluctant (usually followed by a verb in the infinitive).

Synonymsreluctant, unwilling, reserved, restrained, tight-lipped

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