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| 1. | [ adjective ] suggestive of the isolated life of an island | |
| Examples: | "an exceedingly insular man so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist"- Leonard Michaels |
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| Related terms: | private | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island | |
| Examples: | "insular territories" "Hawaii's insular culture" |
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| Related terms: | island | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] narrowly restricted in outlook or scope | |
| Synonyms: | parochial | |
| Examples: | "little sympathy with parocial mentality" "insular attitudes toward foreigners" |
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| Related terms: | provincial | |
| Similar spelling: |
insula insularity insularism insulator insulate insulant insult Inclan insulation inosculate insulin inoculator innoculate insulted insolate inoculum insulting inoculate inoculant |
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