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   unapproachable

   /ˌʌnəˈprəʊtʃəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. not welcoming or friendly: "he seems stuffy and unapproachable" Similar aloofdistantremotedetachedreservedwithdrawnuncommunicativeguardedundemonstrativeunresponsiveunforthcomingunfriendlyunsympatheticunsociablecoolcoldicychillyfrostyfrigidstiffformaldispassionateinformal:stand-offishoffishoffOpposite approachablefriendly
   • 2. (of a place) remote and inaccessible: archaic "some regions were unapproachable to the Romans" Similar inaccessibleout of reachbeyond reachunreachableremoteout of the wayisolatedfar-flungoff the mapin the middle of nowherein the hinterlandsinformal:off the beaten trackin the back of beyondin the sticksunget-at-ablejerkwaterin the tall timbersBarcoobeyond the black stumpOpposite accessible

   Derivatives

   • 1. unapproachability noun
   • 2. unapproachably adverb
   • 3. unapproachableness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUNAPPROACHABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   The meaning of UNAPPROACHABLE is not approachable : physically inaccessible. How to use unapproachable in a sentence.

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   When something or someone is unapproachable, that thing or person is hard to get close to. When a place is unapproachable, it’s probably remote or difficult to reach, like a fortress at the top of a cliff. When a person is unapproachable, he or she probably seems unfriendly.

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   If you describe someone as unapproachable, you mean that they seem to be difficult to talk to and not very friendly.

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   There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective unapproachable. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Definition of unapproachable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   unapproachable - inaccessibly located or situated; "an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains"; "an unreachable canyon"; "the unreachable stars"

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    Unapproachable definition: not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable. See examples of UNAPPROACHABLE used in a sentence.

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    If you describe someone as unapproachable, you mean that they seem to be difficult to talk to and not very friendly. [...]