sheltered
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sheltered (comparative more sheltered, superlative most sheltered)
- Protected, as from wind or weather.
- The boat was much safer, during the storm, in the sheltered cove.
- (Of a person) who grew up being overprotected by parents or other guardians; often implies a lack of social skills, worldly experience, etc.
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sheltered
- Simple past tense and past participle of shelter.