retiring

Definition

introverted, liking privacy and seclusion.

Example Sentences

• "I don't really know him well, since he's so shy and retiring."
• "My uncle, as I can remember, was retiring in his disposition, scarcely ever visiting any one and not more frequently receiving any visitors."
• "Lester was in the thick of social and commercial affairs; he walked in paths to which Jennie's retiring soul had never aspired."