claustral
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of claustral
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin claustrālis, equivalent to claustr ( um ) bolt, barrier ( see claustrum) + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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Arriving in Charlie’s claustral, stagnant world, Adam offers fresh air—and enlivening disturbance.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 15, 2019
Father Joseph's diet at this time was of "claustral simplicity."
From Time Magazine Archive
She heartily dislikes Tarnower, his "repilian" face, his dictatorial and unimaginative diet book and his Westchester, N.Y., house, which she finds "Japanoid" and "claustral."
From Time Magazine Archive
Each day is a festival unto them, who diligently heed the claustral proverb, De missa ad mensam.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Motteux, Peter Anthony
I had by this time a suspicion that the Griffin was a claustral thing and a mystery not to be blurted out.
From Hills and the Sea by Belloc, Hilaire
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