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be reclusive
adjective
Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.
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Doris Duke was beautiful, rich, and rumored to be reclusive.
Germantown's affluent weekenders -- among the residents whose comings and goings attract neighborly curiosity are Sonny Rollins, the jazz musician, and Pierre Levai, the director of the Marlborough Gallery -- tend to be reclusive.
Gunn said of his father, "[He was] a big, macho, football-watching, beer-drinking guy and he had a son who loved to play the piano, be reclusive, and play with his sister's Barbies".
Learn to be reclusive, but not so much as to hurt people's feelings.
Being reclusive will greatly reduce your chances of ever having sex, unless you find another dark soul to be reclusive with.
Similar(52)
"J.D. Salinger was reclusive.
The mood is reclusive, sometimes outright reluctant.
The staff grumbled that he was reclusive.
Mr Hohn is reclusive by nature.
But they were reclusive and a little odd, neighbors said.
Salley Vickers has a reputation for being reclusive.
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