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Shut-in
01
(of a person) confined indoors, particularly due to illness or having a physical or mental disability
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
shut-ins
Examples
The shut-in rarely left the house, relying on caregivers for support.
shut-in
01
confined usually by illness
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most shut-in
Comparative
more shut-in
gradable
domain
health, lifestyle, condition
02
somewhat introverted
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