seclusive

seclusive
seclusively, adv.seclusiveness, n.
/si klooh"siv/, adj.
1. tending to seclude, esp. oneself.
2. causing or providing seclusion.
[1815-25; secluse ( < L seclusus secluded; see SECLUSION) + -IVE]

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  • seclusive — (adj.) 1824, from L. seclus , stem of secludere (see SECLUDE (Cf. seclude)) + IVE (Cf. ive). Related: Seclusively; seclusiveness …   Etymology dictionary

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  • seclusive — adjective see seclusion …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • seclusive — adjective Serving or tending to seclude (oneself); affecting seclusion. <! example sentence …   Wiktionary

  • seclusive — adj. reclusive, withdrawing into isolation; providing seclusion, providing isolation …   English contemporary dictionary

  • seclusive — se·clu·sive …   English syllables

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