(comparative more reticently, superlative most reticently)
- In a reticent manner.
Variant of reticent
- habitually silent or uncommunicative; disinclined to speak readily; reserved; taciturn
- having a restrained, quiet, or understated quality
Origin of reticentClassical Latin reticens, present participle of reticere, to be silent ; from re-, again + tacere, to be silent: see tacit