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noncommunicative

Definitions

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  • adjective Not communicative

Etymologies

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non- +‎ communicative

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Examples

  • 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.

    Lionel: Olfactory Terror at 36K Feet 2010

  • At Intel, the Habits help noncommunicative techies speak a common language.

    Self Help U.S.A. 2008

  • Employees in the alternatives group, which includes Citigroup's private-equity and hedge funds, say Mr. Havens's management style is abrasive and noncommunicative.

    Havens to Lead Citi Investing 2008

  • 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

  • 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

  • The part about the sleeping boy, the noncommunicative suits, checking out the new dresses!

    Secret Lives of Dresses #12 - A Dress A Day 2007

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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