Definitions
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- adv. In a recluse or solitary manner.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adv. In a recluse or solitary manner.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In a recluse manner; in retirement or seclusion from society; as a recluse.
Etymologies
Examples
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From a melancholy turn, from living reclusely, and from a little too much dignity, he never converses easily; all his words are measured and chosen, his writings are admirable; he himself is not agreeable. '
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"I had been about a year at Bardstown, living thus studiously and reclusely, when, as I was one day walking the street, I met two young girls, in one of whom I immediately recalled the little beauty whom I had kissed so impudently.
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From a melancholy turn, from living reclusely, and from a little too much dignity, he never converses easily; all his words are measured and chosen, and formed into sentences: his writings are admirable -- he himself is not agreeable. "
Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions
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From a melancholy turn. living reclusely, and from a little too much dignity, he never converses easily all his words are measured and chosen, and formed into sentences his writings are admirable; he himself is not agreeable. '(
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