† recessfuladj.
Obsolete. rare.
Hidden, secluded. Cf. recess n. 7b.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > retirement or seclusion > secluded place or place of seclusion > [adjective]
secrec1374
blindc1386
privatea1513
secret?a1513
shadowy1555
close1571
retired1593
retrait1603
sequestrate1632
recessful1646
recluse1650
reserved1653
secessive1653
coy1670
sequestrated1726
slya1764
secluded1798
shy1841
retiracied1856
undisprivacied1870
madding1874
1646 J. Gregory Notes & Observ. vii. 33 It was disposed of in some eminent or recessefull place of the City.
Derivatives
recessfully adv. (perhaps) surreptitiously.
ΚΠ
1646 J. Gregory Notes & Observ. To Rdr. sig. A4 Who recessefully and impertinently pretend to a Spirit of Interpretation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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