retired

comparative more retired · superlative most retired

1. Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.First known use 16th c.

   I lead a retired lifestyle.

2. Of a place, far from civilization, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.First known use 16th c.

   The little stone Saint occupied a retired niche in a side aisle of the old cathedral.

   1910, ‘Saki’, “The Saint and the Goblin”, in Reginald in Russia

3. Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. (of people)First known use 16th c.

   The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.

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   Although he is now freed from responsibility for the '390s', they are still fixtures of everyday life for the retired Hertfordshire resident living alongside the WCML. "If you stand on the end of the Up Fast platform at Berkhamsted, watching it go round that corner - the sharpest curve it takes anywhere - you just think, 'wow!'

   2022 September 21, Chris Green tells Nick Brodrick, “It's absolutely my favourite train”, in RAIL, number 966, page 37

4. No longer in use or production.

   Following Jackie Robinson's success, his uniform number, 42, became a retired number across all major league teams.

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of retire