retiredly
/rɪˈtaɪərdli/
adverb
- In a way that shows someone has stopped working, especially after reaching a certain age; in a manner typical of someone who is retired.
- He smiled retiredly as he watched the younger workers rush past his garden gate.
- After forty years of teaching, she now lives retiredly in a small cottage by the sea.
- They spend their days retiredly, reading books and taking long walks in the park.
- In a quiet, secluded, or withdrawn manner; away from public attention or activity.
- After the scandal, the politician retiredly avoided all social events.
- She sat retiredly in the corner of the library, enjoying the silence.
- The old writer lived retiredly in the countryside, rarely receiving visitors.
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