reclusive

reclusive
adjective /ɹəˈklʊusɪv/
Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.

And if it sort not well, you may conceal her,


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  • reclusive — 1590s, from RECLUSE (Cf. recluse) + IVE (Cf. ive). Recluse formerly served also as an adjective in English …   Etymology dictionary

  • reclusive — [[t]rɪklu͟ːsɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED A reclusive person or animal lives alone and deliberately avoids the company of others. A reclusive millionaire left his luxury home to the housekeeper he had hardly spoken to for 21 years... She had become… …   English dictionary

  • reclusive — adjective 1. providing privacy or seclusion the cloistered academic world of books sat close together in the sequestered pergola sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree a secluded romantic spot • Syn: ↑cloistered, ↑secluded, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • reclusive — recluse ► NOUN ▪ a person who avoids others and lives a solitary life. DERIVATIVES reclusion noun reclusive adjective. ORIGIN from Old French reclus shut up , from Latin recludere enclose …   English terms dictionary

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