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reticently

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ret·i·cent  (rt-snt)
adj.
1. Inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself. See Synonyms at silent.
2. Restrained or reserved in style.
3. Reluctant; unwilling.
[Latin reticns, reticent-, present participle of reticre, to keep silent : re-, re- + tacre, to be silent.]
reti·cent·ly adv.
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Adv.1.reticently - with reticence; in a reticent manner; "she answered the questions reticently"
Translations
reticently [ˈretɪsəntlɪ] ADV → con reticencia, con reserva
reticently
adv → zurückhaltend


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