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reclusive

adj
/ɹɪˈkluːsɪv/UK

Etymology

From recluse + -ive.

  1. derived from reclūdō — “to disclose, to open”
  2. derived from reclus
  3. suffixed as reclusive — “recluse + ive”

Definitions

  1. Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation

    Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.

    • And if it sort not well, you may conceal her, As best befits her wounded reputation, In some reclusive and religious life, Out of all eyes, tongues, minds and injuries.

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