seclusive
Americanadjective
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tending to seclude, especially oneself.
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causing or providing seclusion.
adjective
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tending to seclude
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fond of seclusion
Other Word Forms
- nonseclusive adjective
- nonseclusively adverb
- nonseclusiveness noun
- seclusively adverb
- seclusiveness noun
- unseclusive adjective
- unseclusively adverb
- unseclusiveness noun
Etymology
Origin of seclusive
1815–25; secluse (< Latin sēclūsus secluded; seclusion ) + -ive
Example Sentences
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Fraternities—and sororities, for that matter—are seclusive by nature.
From Time
It all goes back to the seclusive pathos Yorke and Godrich injected alone together over those two years on their laptops.
From Time
And this year, if the Oscars go first, one could claim that the Golden Globes — voted on by a small, seclusive set of voters — are more irrelevant than ever.
From Time
He knew Mason to be somewhat seclusive in his life, but he also knew the high place he held in the eyes of several women.
From Project Gutenberg
Children with super-average intelligence are frequently seclusive and morons often seem to be temperamentally normal.
From Project Gutenberg
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