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comparative more retired, superlative most retired
Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet. examples
Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded. quotations examples
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
Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. (of people) quotations examples
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
No longer in use or production. examples
simple past and past participle of retire examples