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unsociable

[ uhn-soh-shuh-buhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not sociable; having, showing, or marked by a disinclination to friendly social relations; withdrawn.
lacking or preventing social relationships:
an unsociable boardinghouse.

unsociable

/ ʌnˈsəʊʃəbəl /

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ¹ + sociable

He that refused a pipe in company was accounted peevish and unsociable.

Men had uttered foul calumnies concerning him merely because they believed him to be eccentric and unsociable.

Even the gruff, grumpy, unsociable rhinoceros amiably allowed him to stroke its head with his trunk.

He was a brooding, unsociable sort of man, and it didn't make any difference to the chaps whether he had a union ticket or not.

Things will look strange and unsociable for a while, until you get the hang of them.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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