Reclusively

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a reclusive manner.

    "Until the death, Mr. Spector, 67, a music legend who worked with John Lennon, Ike and Tina Turner and the Rolling Stones, among others, had lived reclusively for decades."

Example

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"Until the death, Mr. Spector, 67, a music legend who worked with John Lennon, Ike and Tina Turner and the Rolling Stones, among others, had lived reclusively for decades."

Etymology

From reclusive + -ly.

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