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unapproachable

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un·ap·proach·a·ble  (n-prch-bl)
adj.
1. Not friendly; aloof: an unapproachable executive.
2. Not accessible; inapproachable: an unapproachable chalet high in the Alps.

unap·proacha·bili·ty, unap·proacha·ble·ness n.
unap·proacha·bly adv.

unapproachable [ˌʌnəˈprəʊtʃəbəl]
adj
1. discouraging intimacy, friendliness, etc.; aloof
2. inaccessible
3. not to be rivalled
unapproachableness  n
unapproachably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unapproachableunapproachable - discouraging intimacies; reserved; "an unapproachable executive"
approachable - easy to meet or converse or do business with; "a friendly approachable person"
2.unapproachableunapproachable - inaccessibly located or situated; "an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains"; "an unreachable canyon"; "the unreachable stars"
inaccessible, unaccessible - capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all

unapproachable
adjective
1. unfriendly, reserved, withdrawn, distant, cool, remote, chilly, aloof, frigid, unsociable, offish (informal), standoffish I think a lot of people find dentists very unapproachable.
unfriendly friendly, cordial, sociable, approachable, affable, congenial
2. inaccessible, remote, out-of-the-way, out of reach, unreachable, un-get-at-able (informal) Central Asia was virtually unapproachable until this century.
Translations
unapproachable [ˈʌnəˈprəʊtʃəbl] ADJ
1. (= inaccessible) → inaccesible
2. (= aloof) [person] → intratable, inasequible
unapproachable [ˌʌnəˈprəʊtʃəbəl] adjinapprochable
unapproachable
adj placeunzugänglich; person alsounnahbar
unapproachable [ˌʌnəˈprəʊtʃəbl] adj (person) → inavvicinabile, inabbordabile
unapproachable [ˌʌnəˈprəʊtʃəbl] adj (person) → inavvicinabile, inabbordabile


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The theory of the floating island, and the unapproachable sandbank, supported by minds little competent to form a judgment, was abandoned.
She felt happy and as if she were blossoming under the praise of this dear Countess Bezukhova who had formerly seemed to her so unapproachable and important and was now so kind to her.
"It's a pity they make themselves so unapproachable," he said.
 
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