Reclusive

Reclusive
Reclusive Re*clu"sive (r[-e]*kl[=u]"s[i^]v), a. 1. Affording retirement from society. ``Some reclusive and religious life.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. Disposed to avoid the company of other people; living like a recluse[1]; not sociable; -- of people. [PJC]


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