Definition of "reclusive" []

• Seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation. (adjective)
• Providing seclusion: a reclusive hut. (adjective)

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• "It was the first public comment by the Loughners – who have been described as reclusive by neighbours – since Saturday's shootings, in which six people were killed and 14 injured during a public meeting in Tucson."
• "For a group that had been described as reclusive, the Touch had been strangely willing to endure scrutiny by a total stranger."
• "For a group that had been described as reclusive, the Touch had been strangely willing to endure scrutiny bya total stranger."