1
a
: furnished with shutters
Shuttered double-hung windows and classic clapboard give Thomas Hopkins's design the look of a 19th century Greek Revival house.—Country Living
—often used in combinationBy the coast, Essaouira serves up salty sea winds and seagulls circling its blue-shuttered houses.—Adekunle Agbetiloye
b
: having closed shutters
… kept the house shuttered throughout the year to maintain a constant temperature …—Jason W. Selby
… the room was closely shuttered and stuffily hot.—Colleen McCullough
2
: closed for business
… shuttered factories stand as a testament to the deindustrialization of New England.—Thomas A. Stewart
… an indoor facility would permit racing at a time when most tracks are shuttered for the winter …—The New York Times
3
: closed off or off-limits to outsiders
… kept her private life shuttered …—Neal Ascherson
Some of the nuns she interviews are cloistered, emerging only briefly from a shuttered existence.—Lise Funderburg
shuttered
2 of 2past tense and past participle of shutter entry 2
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“Shuttered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shuttered. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
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