What is the meaning of reclusive?

adjective

  • Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude.
    • usage: "lived an unsocial reclusive life"
  • Providing privacy or seclusion.
    • usage: "the cloistered academic world of books"; "sat close together in the sequestered pergola"; "sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree"; "a secluded romantic spot"
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