eremitish

English

Etymology

From eremite +‎ -ish.

Adjective

eremitish (comparative more eremitish, superlative most eremitish)

  1. (obsolete) Characteristic of a hermit; solitary
    • 1646, Jos[eph] Hall, The Balme of Gilead: Or, Comforts for the Distressed, both Morall and Divine. […], London: […] M[iles] Flesher, for Nat[haniel] Butter, →OCLC:
      So much as doing good is better than not doing evil, will I account Christian good fellowship better than an eremitish and melancholy solitariness.
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