unapproachable
pronunciation
How to pronounce unapproachable in British English:
UK [ˌʌnəˈprəʊtʃəbl]
How to pronounce unapproachable in American English:
US [ˌʌnəˈproʊtʃəbl]
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- Adjective:
- discouraging intimacies; reserved
- inaccessibly located or situated
Word Origin
- unapproachable (adj.)
- 1580s, of places, from un- (1) "not" + approachable. Of persons, "distant, aloof," attested from 1848. Related: Unapproachably.
Example
- 1. An unapproachable chalet high in the alps .
- 2. Many high-ranking officials are unapproachable to ordinary citizens .
- 3. The connotation of culture gas charm and extension are unapproachable .
- 4. As you both locked your doors at night , your rooms were unapproachable from that side . Now , would you have the kindness to go into your room and bar your shutters ?
- 5. Personality : as someone who has personally experienced thisdebilitating loss of sleep , I can safely say that on the days when ilose a lot of sleep , I am a very grumpy and unapproachable individual .