eremitish

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

eremite +‎ -ish

Adjective[edit]

eremitish (comparative more eremitish, superlative most eremitish)

  1. (obsolete) Characteristic of a hermit; solitary
    • 1646, Joseph Hall, The Balm of Gilead:
      So much as doing good is better than not doing evil, will I account Christian good fellowship better than an eremitish and melancholy solitariness.
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