Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Turning within; having an inward or internal direction. Also introvertive.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Psychol.) directed inward; marked by interest in oneself or concerned with inner feelings. Contrasted with extroversive.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings

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Examples

  • In this maximally condensed introversive garden, your personal biosphere, a variety of organisms, similar to the plants, animals and people that existed on my grandfather's farm, would be living together.

    Carla Leitao: A New Biological Habitat Carla Leitao 2011

  • Without Leos Carax's all-caps MERDE between them, the sad, introversive films by Michel Gondry and Bong Joon-ho might make the exclamation point at the end of the title seem ironic.

    Paul Snyder: Tense Times in Tokyo! Town 2009

  • This activity will help your students to build their confidence, moreover, try to find out those children in your class who are introversive and make some resourceful plan to activate them in every class activities.

    Tips To Enhance Your Teaching Skills 2006

  • An introversive political economist, graduate degree in Economics, undergrad degree in Engineering. (introversive in the sense Mises uses the term; not introverted) Helping the government get to the fiscal crises that may be the only hope for the republic.

    The Volokh Conspiracy 2009

  • An introversive political economist, graduate degree in Economics, undergrad degree in Engineering. (introversive in the sense Mises uses the term; not introverted) Helping the government get to the fiscal crises that may be the only hope for the republic.

    Libertarian Blog Place 2009

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