retired
/ɹɪˈtaɪəɹd/ adjective A2- Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet. · I lead a retired lifestyle.
- Of a place, far from civilization, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.
- Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. (of people) · The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.
- No longer in use or production. · Following Jackie Robinson's success, his uniform number, 42, became a retired number across all major league teams.
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Faria smiled encouragingly on him, and the young man retired to his task, in the spirit of obedience and respect which he had sworn to show towards his aged friend.
Dantès saluted Villefort and retired.
I retired into it, and it was up to Barker to do the rest.
White Mason was a quiet, comfortable-looking person in a loose tweed suit, with a clean-shaved, ruddy face, a stoutish body, and powerful bandy legs adorned with gaiters, looking like a small farmer, a retired gamekeeper, or anything upon earth except a very favourable specimen of the provincial criminal officer.
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