RETIRED

retired. Retired, pa. a. withdrawn, private, lonely

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Re‐tired″ (?), a. 1. 1. Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits.
A retired part of the peninsula. Hawthorne. 2. 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 Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician.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, n.