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unsociable

[uhn-soh-shuh-buhl] Origin

un·so·cia·ble

[uhn-soh-shuh-buhl]
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not sociable; having, showing, or marked by a disinclination to friendly social relations; withdrawn.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

un·so·cia·bil·i·ty, un·so·cia·ble·ness, noun
un·so·cia·bly, adverb
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unsociable (ʌnˈsəʊʃəbəl)
 
adj
1.  (of a person) disinclined to associate or fraternize with others
2.  unconducive to social intercourse: an unsociable neighbourhood
 
unsocia'bility
 
n
 
un'sociableness
 
n
 
un'sociably
 
adv

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unsociable
1600, from un- (1) "not" + sociable.
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