eremitish

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adjective

Characteristic of a hermit; solitary

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Meanings

adjectiveeremitish (comparative more eremitish, superlative most eremitish)

comparative more eremitish · superlative most eremitish

  1. obsoleteCharacteristic of a hermit; solitary

    So much as doing good is better than not doing evil, will I account Christian good fellowship better than an eremitish and melancholy solitariness.

    1646, Jos[eph] Hall, The Balme of Gilead: Or, Comforts for the Distressed, both Morall and Divine. […], London: […] M[iles] Flesher, for Nat[haniel] Butter, →OCLC

Origin

From eremite + -ish.

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eremitish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eremitish

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Chicago

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