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UNAPPROACHABLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inaccessibly located or situated
Example:
the unreachable stars
Synonyms:
out of reach; unapproachable; unreachable; unreached
Classified under:
Similar:
inaccessible; unaccessible (capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Discouraging intimacies; reserved
Example:
an unapproachable executive
Classified under:
Similar:
offish; standoffish (lacking cordiality; unfriendly)
Antonym:
approachable (easy to meet or converse or do business with)
Derivation:
unapproachability (a disposition to be unapproachable; unfriendly and inaccessible)