unapproachable
not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable: an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person.
impossible to equal or rival: unapproachable mastery of her art.
Origin of unapproachable
1Other words for unapproachable
Other words from unapproachable
- un·ap·proach·a·bil·i·ty, un·ap·proach·a·ble·ness, noun
- un·ap·proach·a·bly, adverb
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How to use unapproachable in a sentence
It contains twenty-one numbers, besides that lofty dirge, so unapproachably solemn, The Phoenix and the Turtle.
Adventures in Criticism | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-CouchThey, for their part, had no clue linking the unapproachably strange lady on the neighbouring sofa with the hero of their tale.
The Helpmate | May SinclairRandal was unapproachably indifferent to the state of parties, and the urgent necessity for reform.
The Evil Genius | Wilkie CollinsAnd Mr. Lowell in the same strain observes that 'in his own province he still stands unapproachably alone.'
The Age of Pope | John DennisShe asked no questions, found no fault, but was throughout unapproachably courteous and overpoweringly civil.
Boston Neighbours In Town and Out | Agnes Blake Poor
British Dictionary definitions for unapproachable
/ (ˌʌnəˈprəʊtʃəbəl) /
discouraging intimacy, friendliness, etc; aloof
inaccessible
not to be rivalled
Derived forms of unapproachable
- unapproachableness, noun
- unapproachably, adverb
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