sheltered

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Adjective

sheltered (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive sheltered

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Superlative {{{2}}}

1. Protected, as from wind or weather.

   The boat was much safer, during the storm, in the sheltered cove.

2. (Of a person) who grew up being overprotected by parents or other guardians; often implies a lack of social skills, worldly experience, etc.

Verb

sheltered

1. Simple past tense and past participle of shelter.

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