3
terse
2
apathetic(adjective, cool, unfriendly, blank, aloof)
2
avoiding contact
2
bashful(adjective, quiet, gentle, restrained, aloof)
2
brusque(low, gloomy, miserable, depressed, ugly)
2
buttoned up(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb, close)
2
churlish(low, gloomy, miserable, depressed, ugly)
2
clammed up(expression, adjective, close, quiet, soft)
2
cold-blooded(adjective, cool, unfriendly, blank, aloof)
2
composed(adjective, close, quiet, cool, gentle)
2
controlled
2
costive
2
could hear a pin drop(expression, adjective, idiom, close, quiet)
2
crabbed(low, gloomy, melancholy, miserable, depressed)
2
crabby(low, gloomy, melancholy, miserable, depressed)
2
demure(adjective, quiet, gentle, aloof, peaceful)
2
diffident(adjective, quiet, gentle, aloof, peaceful)
2
dispassionate(adjective, cool, blank, aloof, unemotional)
2
feline(mysterious, private, reticent, concealment, uncommunicative)
2
formal(adjective, close, quiet, gentle, mild)
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