Solitary

Definitions

1. One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse.
   countable
2. Archaic form of solitaire (“Rodrigues solitaire”).
   alt-of, archaic
3. Ellipsis of solitary confinement.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
4. The state of being solitary; solitude
   uncountable

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Examples

“He brooded and intrigued fantastically. He was becoming one of the big-time solitaries. And he wasn't meant to be a solitary. He was meant to be in active life, a social creature.”

“Tilling my own⟳ grave to keep⟳ me level Jam another dragon down the hole Digging to the rhythm and the echo of a solitary siren One that pushes me along and leaves me so Desperate and ravenous”

“The prisoners who started the riot were moved to solitary.”

“You must wonder⟳ why I'm relentless and all strung out/I'm consumed by the chill of solitary”

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