sheltered
adjective
protected or shielded from storms, missiles, etc., by a wall, roof, barrier, or the like.
self-sheltered
-
a word derived from
sheltered.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Certainly not to Gertrude; a woman so aloof, so exquisite, self-sheltered, class-sheltered, not merely from ugliness, from the harsh and brutal, but from everything in life even verging toward vulgarity, coarse passion, the unrestrained. . . .
From The Book of Susan A Novel by Lee Wilson Dodd
