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seclusive

[ si-kloo-siv ]
/ sɪˈklu sɪv /
See synonyms for: seclusive / seclusiveness on Thesaurus.com

adjective

tending to seclude, especially oneself.
causing or providing seclusion.

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Origin of seclusive

1815–25; secluse (<Latin sēclūsus secluded; see seclusion) + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM seclusive

Words nearby seclusive

Seckel syndrome, sec. leg., seclude, secluded, seclusion, seclusive, secobarbital, Seconal, second, Second Advent, Second Adventist
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Words related to seclusive

lonely, remote, uninhabited, cloistered, quiet, deserted, hidden, isolated, sheltered, reclusive, icy, frigid, closet, retired, abandoned, shy, reserved, isolate, screened, quarantined

Example sentences from the Web for seclusive

  • "Strong regressive and seclusive tendencies," Bassett explained, solemnly.

    This Crowded Earth|Robert Bloch

  • German thought has run in the seclusive channel of the academic library to the lack and loss of civic consciousness.

    The Library and Society|Various

  • While waiting for autumn to restore to his forehead its superb palmated adornments, he was haughty and seclusive.

    The Kindred of the Wild|Charles G. D. Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for seclusive

seclusive
/ (sɪˈkluːsɪv) /

adjective

tending to seclude
fond of seclusion

Derived forms of seclusive

seclusively, adverbseclusiveness, noun
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