Lived an unsocial reclusive life. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Perelman has been described as a reclusive genius with a history of refusing big prizes. From Wordnik.com. [FOXNews.com] Reference
I've always regretted that they had to call the reclusive author in Field of Dreams "Terrence Mann". From Wordnik.com. [Liblogs.ca latest blog entries] Reference
For a group that had been described as reclusive, the Touch had been strangely willing to endure scrutiny bya total stranger. From Wordnik.com. [Blood Test]
For a group that had been described as reclusive, the Touch had been strangely willing to endure scrutiny by a total stranger. From Wordnik.com. [Blood Test] Reference
And it could lead to endless conjecture between, say, a camp that thinks it's a no-name reclusive billionaire and those favoring. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Proulx has been described as a reclusive man who spent most of his free time on his computer and tinkering with his pickup truck. From Wordnik.com. [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference
Gradually, the "reclusive" artist's work was sold off for ever-escalating sums. From Wordnik.com. [This Woman Is Dangerous] Reference
But "reclusive" really does imply someone mysterious, vaguely malign, and maladjusted. From Wordnik.com. [Hullabaloo] Reference
DeLillo likes to keep this intensity to himself, which has given him the label "reclusive". From Wordnik.com. [Don DeLillo: 'I'm not trying to manipulate reality – this is what I see and hear'] Reference
While reading the essays in The Merry Recluse that dealt with Knapp's living alone and being "reclusive," I felt the same way. From Wordnik.com. [The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays (What if No One's Watching?)] Reference
Or maybe it gets ugly when combined with "reclusive" and. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
The court heard that Fort was "reclusive", rarely leaving the house. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
They point out that the younger Kim has always been reclusive. From Wordnik.com. [Missing Kim?] Reference
The notoriously reclusive Serb leader rarely gives interviews. From Wordnik.com. [Nato's Game Of Chicken] Reference
The reclusive legend doesn't tell all -- did you expect him to?. From Wordnik.com. [Page Turners] Reference
Occasionally the equally reclusive David Letterman calls to talk. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Congeniality] Reference
They ultimately managed to rope in Rahul's reclusive, Italian-born mother, Sonia. From Wordnik.com. [The Quiet Revolutionary] Reference
"Slim used to be very enigmatic and reclusive," says a Mexico City magazine editor. From Wordnik.com. [Looking For A Legacy] Reference
What was this reclusive mystery man really up to, under this preposterous Mason-Dixon cover?. From Wordnik.com. [The Master Surveyor] Reference
Many Korea watchers believe the sudden move could reflect a power struggle in the reclusive North. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
The death of Nirvana leader Kurt Cobain left Pearl Jam's reclusive Vedder the reigning grunge icon. From Wordnik.com. [Movers, Shakers And Coffee Makers] Reference
Here's a novel about a reclusive novelist with a blurb on the back from none other than Thomas Pynchon. From Wordnik.com. [Seven For Summer] Reference
Author Joyce Maynard, who last year wrote a memoir trading on her youthful affair with reclusive novelist J. From Wordnik.com. [Perspectives] Reference
The ever reclusive Brando has had no comment on his daughter's death and didn't attend her funeral last Tuesday. From Wordnik.com. [Bad News For Brando] Reference
Over the years, Wonka has become not just reclusive, but almost autistic in his inability to connect with others. From Wordnik.com. [CITIZEN CANE] Reference
And of course, there was Charles Saatchi, the reclusive British adman and collector whose art works were on display. From Wordnik.com. [A Shock Grows In Brooklyn] Reference
The reclusive Malick ( "Days of Heaven") came out of hiding to film James Jones's World War II novel about Guadalcanal. From Wordnik.com. [Art For Autumn] Reference
"It would be nice if that made me sound like a reclusive genius who had to be persuaded to publish all this stuff," she says. From Wordnik.com. [Heartsick] Reference
Or bookish and reclusive Supreme Court Justice David Souter of neighboring New Hampshire, only married and more absent-minded. From Wordnik.com. [The Odyssey Of 'Jeezum Jim'] Reference
Evan Thomas and Mark Hosenball profile Blackwater's Erik Prince, the reclusive head of the controversial private security firm. From Wordnik.com. [The Editor’s Desk] Reference
Formerly reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright "None of us can get to the surface.". From Wordnik.com. [Perspectives] Reference
Having never met Christo, I was amazed to discover that he's a jovial guy -- not the reclusive, phone-shunning eccentric that I expected. From Wordnik.com. [American Beat: Christo At The Gates] Reference
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