reclusive
pronunciation
How to pronounce reclusive in British English:
UK [rɪ'klu:sɪv]
How to pronounce reclusive in American English:
US [rɪˈklusɪv, -zɪv]
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- Adjective:
- withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
- providing privacy or seclusion
Word Origin
- reclusive (adj.)
- 1590s, from recluse + -ive. Recluse alone formerly served also as an adjective in English (early 13c.).
Example
- 1. Nor is my point that such activity takes the writer far from the reclusive , eccentric inner place where literature is made .
- 2. The reclusive state may fire the short - to mid-range missile shortly after the long-range missile is launched , sankei said , quoting unidentified japanese government sources .
- 3. The notoriously reclusive painter , paid a visit to the gallery .
- 4. Success left no dent in her reclusive modesty , and she would never claim that her external life was interesting .
- 5. The associated press has opened a bureau in the north korean capital , pyongyang , becoming the first international news organization with a full-time presence to cover news from the reclusive nation in words , pictures and videos .