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Grammar : Adj
Spell : si-kloo-siv
Phonetic Transcription : sɪˈklu sɪv



Definition of seclusive

Origin :
  • 1743, from Latin seclus-, past participle stem of secludere (see seclude) + -ive. Related: Seclusively; seclusiveness.
  • As in recluse/reclusive : adj hermitlike, unsociable
  • As in secluded : adj isolated, sheltered
  • As in reclusive : adj unsociable
  • As in screened : adj secluded
  • As in cloistered : adj secluded
  • As in glacial : adj unfriendly
Example sentences :
  • While waiting for autumn to restore to his forehead its superb palmated adornments, he was haughty and seclusive.
  • Extract from : « The Kindred of the Wild » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • "Strong regressive and seclusive tendencies," Bassett explained, solemnly.
  • Extract from : « This Crowded Earth » by Robert Bloch
  • German thought has run in the seclusive channel of the academic library to the lack and loss of civic consciousness.
  • Extract from : « The Library and Society » by Various

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