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unsociable - 4 dictionary results

un⋅so⋅cia⋅ble

  [uhn-soh-shuh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. not sociable; having, showing, or marked by a disinclination to friendly social relations; withdrawn.
2. lacking or preventing social relationships: an unsociable boardinghouse.
Origin:
1590–1600; un- 1 + sociable

Related forms:
un⋅so⋅cia⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, un⋅so⋅cia⋅ble⋅ness, noun
un⋅so⋅cia⋅bly, adverb
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un·so·cia·ble   (ŭn-sō'shə-bəl)   
adj.  
  1. Not disposed to seek the company of others; reserved.
  2. Not congenial; incompatible.
  3. Not conducive to social exchange: an unsociable atmosphere.
un·so'cia·bil'i·ty, un·so'cia·ble·ness n., un·so'cia·bly adv.
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Unsociable

Un*so"cia*ble\, a. Not sociable; not inclined to society; averse to companionship or conversation; solitary; reserved; as, an unsociable person or temper. -- Un*so"cia*ble*ness, n. -- Un*so"cia*bly, adv.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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unsociable 
1600, from un- (1) "not" + sociable.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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