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approachable

[uh-proh-chuh-buhl] Origin

ap·proach·a·ble

[uh-proh-chuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
capable of being approached; accessible.
2.
(of a person) easy to meet, know, talk with, etc.

Origin:
1565–75; approach + -able

ap·proach·a·bil·i·ty, ap·proach·a·ble·ness, noun
non·ap·proach·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·ap·proach·a·ble, adjective
non·ap·proach·a·ble·ness, noun
re·ap·proach·a·ble, adjective
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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approachable (əˈprəʊtʃəbəl)
 
adj
1.  capable of being approached; accessible
2.  (of a person) friendly
 
approachability
 
n
 
approachableness
 
n

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approachable
1570s, from approach + -able. Figurative sense, "affable, friendly," is from 1610s.
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