tight-lipped
English
adj
Definitions
- (literal) Having the lips pressed together.
- (idiom) Unwilling to divulge information.
Etymology
Compound from English tight + English lipped.
Origin
English
lipped
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airtight English
- gastight English
- light-tight English
- lip English
- lipped English
- lippedness English
- oiltight English
- overtight English
- raintight English
- skintight English
- smoketight English
- steamtight English
- sticktight English
- supertight English
- tight English
- tight-fisted English
- tight-knit English
- tight-lippedness English
- tightass English
- tightbeam English
- tighten English
- tighter English
- tighthead English
- tightish English
- tightknit English
- tightlacer English
- tightlacing English
- tightly English
- tightness English
- tightrope English
- tightsome English
- tightwad English
- tightwire English
- tighty whities English
- two-lipped English
- ultratight English
- unlipped English
- watertight English
- weathertight English
- windtight English
- tight Italian
- tight Middle English
- tight Danish
- tayt Turkish
- lip
- tight
- lipped
- tighter
- tighten
- tightly
- tightish
- tightass
- airtight
- unlipped
- gastight
- tightwad
- oiltight
- tightbeam
- raintight
- tightrope
- windtight
- tightness
- tighthead
- tightknit
- overtight
- tightsome
- skintight
- tightwire
- ultratight
- lippedness
- tight-knit
- sticktight
- smoketight
- tightlacer
- watertight
- steamtight
- supertight
- two-lipped
- light-tight
- tightlacing
- tight-fisted
- weathertight
- tighty whities
- tight-lippedness