reclusive
adjective
re·clu·sive
ri-ˈklü-siv 
-ziv
1
: seeking solitude : retiring from society
a reclusive neighbor
While Stephen King is far from reclusive, he doesn't spend much time promoting his horror-filled novels.—
Sarah Lyall
Sarah Lyall2
: marked by seclusion or retirement : solitary
… sit under the reclusive calm of the acacia tree.—H. E. Bates
H. E. Bates
reclusively
adverb
reclusiveness
noun
Examples of reclusive in a Sentence
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In the present day, Annie Adams has been summoned to a meeting at the sprawling country estate of her wealthy and reclusive great-aunt Frances.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
Stewart plays Lou, a reclusive gym manager who falls hard for O'Brian's Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her athletic dreams.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2023
Carlson himself appeared to acknowledge the challenges of interviewing an increasingly reclusive autocrat with a 24-year history of dodging questions and dominating interviews.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
The episode is the sequel to the first episode of season 4, which followed Daly, portrayed by Jesse Plemons, a reclusive programmer who co-founded a popular massively multiplayer online game.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
Rose Glass directed the film, which stars Kristen Stewart as a reclusive gym manager who falls for a bodybuilder.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
At the 2023 Oscars, Fraser won his first Academy Award for best actor in a leading role for his portrayal of Charlie, a 600-lb. reclusive writing instructor who tries to repair his relationship with his estranged teenage daughter, Ellie, in The Whale.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
But in time, all of them get involved in the aftermath of Ye Wenjie’s actions, with a conspiracy in the present that includes reclusive billionaire Mike Evans (Jonathan Pryce, also from Thrones) and the enigmatic but dangerous Tatiana (Marlo Kelly).
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2024
John Walker, a groundbreaking, if reclusive, technology entrepreneur and polymath who was a founder and chief executive of Autodesk, the company that brought the ubiquitous AutoCAD software program to the design and architecture masses, died on Feb. 2 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
Stewart plays Lou, a reclusive gym manager who falls hard for O'Brian's Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her athletic dreams.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2023
Carlson himself appeared to acknowledge the challenges of interviewing an increasingly reclusive autocrat with a 24-year history of dodging questions and dominating interviews.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
The episode is the sequel to the first episode of season 4, which followed Daly, portrayed by Jesse Plemons, a reclusive programmer who co-founded a popular massively multiplayer online game.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
Rose Glass directed the film, which stars Kristen Stewart as a reclusive gym manager who falls for a bodybuilder.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
At the 2023 Oscars, Fraser won his first Academy Award for best actor in a leading role for his portrayal of Charlie, a 600-lb. reclusive writing instructor who tries to repair his relationship with his estranged teenage daughter, Ellie, in The Whale.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
But in time, all of them get involved in the aftermath of Ye Wenjie’s actions, with a conspiracy in the present that includes reclusive billionaire Mike Evans (Jonathan Pryce, also from Thrones) and the enigmatic but dangerous Tatiana (Marlo Kelly).
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2024
John Walker, a groundbreaking, if reclusive, technology entrepreneur and polymath who was a founder and chief executive of Autodesk, the company that brought the ubiquitous AutoCAD software program to the design and architecture masses, died on Feb. 2 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
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