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eremitic

ere·mi·tic

UK/ɛɹəˈmɪtɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to or befitting eremites or their practices of hermitic living

  • “eremitic austerities”
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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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