eremitic
ere·mi·tic
adjective
1.
2.
characterized by ascetic solitude
- “the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony”
- “his hermitic existence”
3.
characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life
- “the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony”
- “a lone wolf”
- “a man of a solitary disposition”
Origin
From eremite (“hermit”) + -ic.
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