sheltered
adjUS /ˈʃɛltɚd/ · UK /ˈʃɛltəd/
1
Protected, as from wind or weather.
- The boat was much safer, during the storm, in the sheltered cove.
- "A sunny, sheltered corner," he remarked. "An ideal spot for a deck-chair and a book."1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
2
Human sciences, Sciences, Social science, Sociology (Of a person) who grew up being overprotected by parents or other guardians, often lacking social skills or worldly experience as a result.
- Derived terms
- semisheltered, shelteredness, sheltered workshop, tax-sheltered, unsheltered