- (a.) Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, retiring modesty; retiring manners.
- (p.pr.&vb.n.) of Retire.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to or belonging to, retirement.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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