Incommunicado
WordNet
adjective
(1) Without the means or right to communicate
"A prisoner held incommunicado"
"Incommunicado political detainees"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From incomunicado "incommunicado", with spelling influenced by that of such English words as communicate.
Adjective
- 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.
- 2007, "Dreadful news awaits housemate", Times Online, London, 25 May (retrieved 29 June 2007),
Adverb
- 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.
- 2004, Ben Westhoff, "Making Traks," Riverfront Times, St. Louis MO, 7 Apr,