insular
Pronunciation Adjective
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Pronunciation Adjective
insular
- Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an island or islands.
- 1836, Washington Irving, Astoria, ch. 6:
- With these he held undisputed sway over his insular domains, and carried on intercourse with the chiefs or governors whom he had placed in command of the several islands.
- 1836, Washington Irving, Astoria, ch. 6:
- Situated on an island.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, ch. 1:
- There now is your insular city of the Manhattoes, belted round by wharves as Indian isles by coral reefs.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, ch. 1:
- Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little interaction with external parties; provincial.
- 1903, Jack London, Call of the Wild, ch. 1:
- [H]e had a fine pride in himself, was even a trifle egotistical, as country gentlemen sometimes become because of their insular situation.
- 1903, Jack London, Call of the Wild, ch. 1:
- Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner.
- 1905, E. M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread, ch. 6:
- Harriet was fretful and insular. Miss Abbott was pleasant, and insisted on praising everything.
- 1905, E. M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread, ch. 6:
- (anatomy) Relating to the insula in the brain
- (biochemistry) Relating to insulin
- Russian: за́мкнутый
insular (plural insulars)
- An islander.
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