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incommunicado
incommunicado
English
Adjective
incommunicado (not comparable)
- In a state or condition in which one is unable or unwilling to communicate.
- 2007, "Dreadful news awaits housemate", Times Online, London, 25 May (retrieved 29 June 2007),
- The father of a woman living in the incommunicado world of the Big Brother house in Australia has died but his daughter has not been told.
- 2007, "Dreadful news awaits housemate", Times Online, London, 25 May (retrieved 29 June 2007),
Synonyms
Adverb
incommunicado (not comparable)
- In a manner in which communication with outsiders is not possible, for either voluntary or involuntary reasons, especially due to confinement or reclusiveness.
- 2004, Ben Westhoff, "Making Traks," Riverfront Times, St. Louis MO, 7 Apr,
- The Starz seem most comfortable when they're in the studio, where they can work incommunicado.
- 2004, Ben Westhoff, "Making Traks," Riverfront Times, St. Louis MO, 7 Apr,
References
- incommunicado at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.