incommunicado

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Adverb 1.4 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Spanish incomunicado "incommunicado", with spelling influenced by that of such English words as communicate.

[edit] Adjective

incommunicado (not comparable)

1. In a state or condition in which one is unable or unwilling to communicate.
   • 2007, "Dreadful news awaits housemate", Times Online, London, 25 May (retrieved 29 June 2007),

     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.

[edit] Adverb

incommunicado (not comparable)

1. In a manner in which communication with outsiders is not possible, for either voluntary or involuntary reasons, especially due to confinement or reclusiveness.
   • 2004, Ben Westhoff, "Making Traks," Riverfront Times, St. Louis MO, 7 Apr,

     The Starz seem most comfortable when they're in the studio, where they can work incommunicado.

[edit] References

• "incommunicado" in Compact Oxford English Dictionary, © Oxford University Press, 2007.
• “incommunicado” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• "incommunicado" in Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation.
• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.