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Secretive vs Baffling - What's the difference?

secretive | baffling | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between secretive and baffling

is that secretive is having an inclination to secrecy while baffling is puzzling and frustrating.

As a verb baffling is

present participle of lang=en.

As a noun baffling is

an act of foiling or thwarting.

secretive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having an inclination to secrecy.

    • Synonyms

    * furtive * sly * See also

    baffling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • puzzling and frustrating

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of foiling or thwarting.
  • * 1831 , The Quarterly Review (London)