Both Uses
recluse
in
Killing Kennedy
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- There is a dinner party in Camelot tonight, and the famously reclusive Swedish actress is the guest of honor.†
p. 236.2 *reclusive = withdrawn from society (avoiding contact with others)
- She was a recluse to the end of her life, never marrying or having children, and always living alone.†
p. 301.6recluse = someone withdrawn from society (living alone and avoiding contact)
Definitions:
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(recluse) someone withdrawn from society (living alone and avoiding contact)
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Occasionally, recluse may refer to a venomous spider typically referred to as the brown recluse.