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seclusive

[ si-kloo-siv ]
/ sɪˈklu sɪv /
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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, sec. leg., seclude, secluded, seclusion, seclusive, secobarbital, Seconal, second, Second Advent, Second Adventist
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Words related to seclusive

reclusive, sheltered, frigid, icy, cloistered, isolated, deserted, hidden, lonely, quiet, remote, uninhabited, confined, insulated, restricted, sequestered, shielded, withdrawn, abandoned, beleaguered

How to use seclusive in a sentence

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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