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- adjective Not
communicative
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Examples
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I tried through a series of apparently ineffective and noncommunicative gesticulations and pantomime to indicate that either roadkill was being smuggled aboard or the passenger in front of me was decomposing.
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At Intel, the Habits help noncommunicative techies speak a common language.
Self Help U.S.A. 2008
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Employees in the alternatives group, which includes Citigroup's private-equity and hedge funds, say Mr. Havens's management style is abrasive and noncommunicative.
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As I've always contended, the noncommunicative nature of our relationship stemmed from Mom's unwillingness to believe that I knew nothing of Dad's affair, plus her presumption that no man named Spillman could turn into anything but a petty and ceaseless philanderer.
Director's Cut 2005
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As I've always contended, the noncommunicative nature of our relationship stemmed from Mom's unwillingness to believe that I knew nothing of Dad's affair, plus her presumption that no man named Spillman could turn into anything but a petty and ceaseless philanderer.
Director's Cut 2005
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The part about the sleeping boy, the noncommunicative suits, checking out the new dresses!
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Suddenly, she is making plans to leave her noncommunicative husband and run away with her new lover.
Gratitude 12/17/07 - Reconstruction William Harryman 2007
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As I've always contended, the noncommunicative nature of our relationship stemmed from Mom's unwillingness to believe that I knew nothing of Dad's affair, plus her presumption that no man named Spillman could turn into anything but a petty and ceaseless philanderer.
Director's Cut 2005
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At that time, two years ago, Terry was noncommunicative and almost entirely locked inside his own world, which included a fascination with automobiles.
Cell-Level Healing Joyce Whiteley Hawkes 2006
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Only in the bottom left-hand corner can an image be recognized: it is a dog, a noncommunicative greyhound, with its tail slightly drooping.
Hound in the Left-hand Corner, The Giles Waterfield 2004
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