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/ɹɪˈkluːsɪv/ · adjective
Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded..
Kim Jong-il, who has died aged 69, was the general secretary of the Workers party of Korea, and head of the military in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). He was one of the most reclusive and widely condemned national leaders of the late 20th and early 21st century, leaving his country diplomatically isolated, economically broken and divided from South Korea.
And if it sort not well, you may conceal her, As best befits her wounded reputation, In some reclusive and religious life, Out of all eyes, tongues, minds and injuries.
Use reclusive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Reclusive means Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded..
Common synonyms include hermitlike, withdrawn, seclusive, sequestered.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Kim Jong-il, who has died aged 69, was the general secretary of the Workers party of Korea, and head of the military in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). He was one of the most reclusive and widely condemned national leaders of the late 20th and early 21st century, leaving his country diplomatically isolated, economically broken and divided from South Korea.
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