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retired (iou)



retired adjective. L16.
[from RETIRE verb + -ED1.]
Withdrawn from society or observation; secluded, sequestered. L16.
L. Stephen Swiss enterprise has begun to penetrate these retired valleys. R. G. Collingwood He lived a very retired life;..I never..set eyes on him.
Orig., that has receded or subsided; contracted, shrunk. Later, that recedes; receding. rare. L16.
Shakespeare King John We will..like a bated and retired flood..Stoop low.
Of a person: not communicative of thoughts or opinions; reserved. Now rare. E17.
Burke Judges..ought to be of a reserved and retired character.
Of thought etc.: carried on in seclusion or quiet; private. Also, inward, inner, recondite, hidden. E17-L18.
W. Penn A Subject that requires your retired Consideration. D. Waterland In its retired mystical meaning.
Of a person: having retired from office or employment, esp. on reaching the normal age for leaving service. E19.
absol.: Country Life There is good..mackerel fishing for the retired.
Special collocations: retired flank Fortification: constructed towards the rear of a work. retired list Military a list of retired officers. retired pay the pension given to a retired officer or official.
retiredly adverb (rare) in a secluded manner, privately L16.
retiredness noun seclusion, privacy; reserve: L16.