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re·clu·sive
(rĭ-klo͞o′sĭv, -zĭv)adj.
1. Seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation.
2. Providing seclusion: a reclusive hut.
re·clu′sive·ly adv.
re·clu′sive·ness n.
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re•clu•sive
(rɪˈklu sɪv, -zɪv)adj.
1. shut off from the world; living in seclusion.
2. characterized by seclusion; solitary.
[1595–1605]
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Adj. | 1. | reclusive - withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life" unsocial - not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions; "the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors" |
2. | reclusive - 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" private - confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life" |
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reclusive
adjective solitary, retiring, withdrawn, isolated, secluded, cloistered, monastic, recluse, ascetic, sequestered, hermit-like, hermitic, eremitic She had become increasingly ill and reclusive.
sociable, gregarious
sociable, gregarious
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reclusive
[riːˈkluːsɪv] adj (frm) → recluso/ato become reclusive → fare vita da recluso/a, far vita appartata
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