IVORY-TOWERED


Meaning of IVORY-TOWERED in English

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1. : divorced from reality and practical matters : living in or surrounded by an ivory tower : nurturing an ivory-tower outlook or approach : cultivating an ivory-tower method of living or acting

ivory-towered esthetic antagonists — Bennett Cerf

an ivory-towered recluse

2. : far removed from the outside world and everyday activity : remote , solitary , isolated

any college town, however inland and ivory-towered — Nell G. Ahern

: sheltered

an ivory-towered home — Newsweek

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.