incommunicado
adverb
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L192686 on Wikidata ↗adjective
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Pronunciation: [ɪnkəmjunɨˈkɑːdoʊ]
adj
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish incomunicado, with spelling influenced by such English words as communicate.
- In a state or condition of inability or unwillingness to communicate.
“The father of a woman living in the incommunicado world of the Big Brother house in Australia has died but his daughter has not been told.”
“As the storm, described by the National Hurricane Center as “potentially catastrophic,” moved toward the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Tuesday, little could be learned about the conditions on Dominica. By early Tuesday morning, phone and internet signals on Dominica appeared to be down, leaving the island virtually incommunicado.”
adv
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish incomunicado, with spelling influenced by such English words as communicate.
- In a manner in which communication with outsiders is not possible, for either voluntary or involuntary reasons, especially due to confinement or reclusiveness.
“The Starz seem most comfortable when they're in the studio, where they can work incommunicado.”