English

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

Adjective
en-adj|-

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.

Adverb
en-adv|-

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.

References
"incommunicado" in Compact Oxford English Dictionary, © Oxford University Press, 2007.
R:Dictionary.com|incommunicado
"incommunicado" in Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation.
Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.

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• 2007-07-11 17:51 - WikiPedant - replaced quotation and e.g. with the most adverbial-ish usage we can come up with (after much discussion on my own and [[User:Ruakh|Ruakh]]'s talk pages

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