Unapproachable
[ʌnə'prəʊtʃəb(ə)l] or [,ʌnə'protʃəbl]
Definition
(adj.) inaccessibly located or situated; 'an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains'; 'an unreachable canyon'; 'the unreachable stars' .
(adj.) discouraging intimacies; reserved; 'an unapproachable executive' .
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Inaccessible.
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Definition
adj. that cannot be approached or attained.—n. Unapproach′ableness.—adv. Unapproach′ably.—adj. Unapproached′ not approached impossible to be approached.
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Examples
- It is a marvelous creation of genius, and stands alone as the unique, superb, and unapproachable triumph of the Nineteenth Century. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Is she absolutely unapproachable? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- I shall not be in any doubtful, or distant, or unapproachable region. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- When the tea bell rang, Jo appeared, looking so grim and unapproachable that it took all Amy's courage to say meekly. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- But when I stole a glance at her and saw her so composed and distant and unapproachable, I felt this to be a foolish weakness. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- But is it so far beyond all others that it is altogether unapproachable? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- This was the centre, the knot, the navel of the world, where the earth belonged to the skies, pure, unapproachable, impassable. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- While the order was being executed, Shirley moved away from her friends, and stood at the hall-window, silent, unapproachable. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- As you both locked your doors at night, your rooms were unapproachable from that side. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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