secretive
adjective
- known to a select few; clandestine
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /səˈkɹiːtɪv/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English secrete Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English secretive From secrete + -ive.
- Relating to secretion.