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reclusively

reclusively adverb: in a reclusive manner.

Adverb

reclusively (comparative more reclusively, superlative most reclusively)

  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.2007 April 26, Randal C. Archibold, “Music Legend’s Trial Starts in Death of a B-Movie Star”, in New York Times

Forms of reclusively

comparativemore reclusively
superlativemost reclusively

Origin of reclusively

From reclusive + -ly.

Questions about reclusively

What does reclusively mean?
Reclusively means in a reclusive manner.
What part of speech is reclusively?
Reclusively is an adverb.

Words near reclusively in the dictionary

  1. recluses
  2. reclusing
  3. reclusion
  4. reclusions
  5. reclusive
  6. reclusively
  7. reclusiveness
  8. reclusivity
  9. reclusories
  10. reclusory
  11. recluster

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