retiredlyadv.
/rᵻˈtʌɪrᵻdli/, U.S. /rəˈtaɪrədli/, /riˈtaɪrədli/ In a withdrawn or secluded manner; privately. Frequently in to live retiredly.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [adverb]
privement?c1225
privilya1250
asidesc1384
out of commonaltya1400
privatelyc1425
privatec1443
asidec1460
in private1469
under the rose1546
closely1552
on private1582
in particular1585
retiredly1599
sotto voce1819
in camera1826
on the quiet1856
on the (strict) q.t.1885
society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > retirement or seclusion > [adverb]
in privity?c1225
in private1469
on private1582
monkishly1595
retiredly1599
recluse1612
reclusely1748
in seclusion1785
secludedly1837
en retraite1840
reclusively1845
upon the snug1861
to lie up1881
1599 R. Whyte Let. 10 Nov. in Rep. MSS. Lord de l'Isle & Dudley (1934) II. 414 If he kepe him self humble and retiredly.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues En son privé, priuately, secretly, closely, retiredly.
a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 416 The Sadduces..were..desirous to live retiredly and privately to themselves.
1684 J. Erskine Diary 3 July (1893) 68 My brother might have stayed here very retiredly.
1701 W. Wotton Hist. Rome 349 She lived there very retiredly.
?1750 tr. K. L. Pöllnitz Saxe Galante ix. 109 The Elector..liv'd retiredly and mortally grieved, at Mauritzbourg.
1822 J. W. Carlyle Let. 3 Mar. in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1970) II. 45 Mr. Ainsley..lives very retiredly.
1865 E. C. Gaskell Some Passages from Chomley i Sir Hugh's intention was to live there as retiredly as possible.
1909 Friend 22 July 22/2 She separated herself as ever she could conveniently from conversation, endeavoring to live retiredly.
1995 T. C. Barnard in T. Barnard & J. Clark Lord Burlington iii. 181 He lived retiredly and did the minimum to solicit the necessary favours.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adv.1599