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Meaning of RECLUSIVE

Pronunciation:  rikl'oosiv

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  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"
  2. [adj]  withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life"
 
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 Synonyms: cloistered, private, recluse, secluded, sequestered, unsocial, withdrawn
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Re*clu"sive\, a.
Affording retirement from society. ``Some reclusive and
religious life.'' --Shak.
 

 

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