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reclusive

adjective

providing privacy or seclusion

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
R
Ends with
E
Contains
EC
Scrabble score
14

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɹɪˈkluːsɪv

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. providing privacy or seclusion

    “the cloistered academic world of books”

adjective

  1. withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

    “lived an unsocial reclusive life”

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Example Sentences

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
lived an unsocial reclusive life

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