rə̇ˈklüs]iv, ˈrēˌk-, ]ēv also -üz] or ]əv adjective
Etymology: recluse (III) + -ive
1. : marked by seclusion or retirement : solitary
a vast difference between an acceptable social attitude and an asocial or reclusive attitude — A.T.Weaver
sit under the reclusive calm of the acacia tree — H.E.Bates
2. : seeking solitude : retiring from society
said to be broken down in health and mind, to be reclusive , melancholy — Joyce Cary