tac·i·turn (t s  -tûrn )
adj.
Habitually untalkative. See Synonyms at silent.
[French taciturne, from Old French, from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus, silent; see tacit.]
tac
i·turni·ty (-tûrn-t ) n.
tac
i·turn·ly adv. |
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Willie has never been a taciturn lad: once when he was still in a car seat we were driving for about half an hour and he talked the whole way.
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