not talkative
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I'm not talkative, except in interviews, about what I am doing.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2023
In his first year, “not only was he not talkative and outgoing with the media, in the locker room he was very reserved.”
From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2013
Don't be alarmed if the triplets are not talkative.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Nevertheless, under my tutoring he grew into a tall lad and a bold, a good swordsman, skilful at the tilt and in handling a boat; but not talkative or free in his address of strangers.
From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Professor and Madame Oshima were not talkative on general topics but the books on the shelves of the Professor's library proved a godsend to the awakening mind of the young woman.
From In the Clutch of the War-God by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)