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Webster 1913 Edition
Retired
Re-tired′
,Adj.
1.
Private; secluded; quiet;
as, a
retired
life; a person of retired
habits.A
retired
part of the peninsula. Hawthorne.
2.
Withdrawn from active duty or business;
as, a
retired
officer; a retired
physician.Retired flank
(Fort.)
, a flank bent inward toward the rear of the work.
– Retired list
(Mil. & Naval)
, a list of officers, who, by reason of advanced age or other disability, are relieved from active service, but still receive a specified amount of pay from the government.
Re-tired′ly
, adv.
Re-tired′ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Retired
RETI'RED
, a.1.
Secluded from much society or from public notice; private. He lives a retired life; he has a retired situation.2.
Secret; private; as retired speculations.3.
Withdrawn.Definition 2024
retired
retired
English
Adjective
retired (comparative more retired, superlative most retired)
- Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet. [from 16th c.]
- Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded. [from 16th c.]
- 1910, ‘Saki’, "The Saint and the Goblin", Reginald in Russia:
- The little stone Saint occupied a retired niche in a side aisle of the old cathedral.
- 1910, ‘Saki’, "The Saint and the Goblin", Reginald in Russia:
- (of people) Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. [from 16th c.]
- The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.
Translations
that has left employment
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Verb
retired
- simple past tense and past participle of retire