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man of few words

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A man who doesn't speak much; a habitually terse or taciturn man.

idiomatic

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Examples

“Tarzan but nodded his head. He was a man of few words, and possibly it was for this reason⟳ as much as any that Kadour ben Saden had taken to him, for if there be one thing that an Arab despises it is a talkative man.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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