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un·ap·proach·a·ble
(ŭn′ə-prō′chə-bəl)adj.
1. Not friendly; aloof: an unapproachable executive.
2. Not accessible; inapproachable: an unapproachable chalet high in the Alps.
un′ap·proach′a·bil′i·ty, un′ap·proach′a·ble·ness n.
un′ap·proach′a·bly adv.
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unapproachable
(ˌʌnəˈprəʊtʃəbəl)adj
1. discouraging intimacy, friendliness, etc; aloof
2. inaccessible
3. not to be rivalled
ˌunapˈproachableness n
ˌunapˈproachably adv
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un•ap•proach•a•ble
(ˌʌn əˈproʊ tʃə bəl)adj.
1. not capable of being approached; unreachable.
2. impossible to equal or rival.
[1575–85]
un`ap•proach′a•ble•ness, n.
un`ap•proach′a•bly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. |  unapproachable - discouraging intimacies; reserved; "an unapproachable executive"approachable - easy to meet or converse or do business with; "a friendly approachable person" |
| 2. |  unapproachable - inaccessibly located or situated; "an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains"; "an unreachable canyon"; "the unreachable stars"inaccessible, unaccessible - capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all |
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unapproachable
adjective
1. unfriendly, reserved, withdrawn, distant, cool, remote, chilly, aloof, frigid, unsociable, offish (informal), standoffish I think a lot of people find dentists very unapproachable.
unfriendly friendly, cordial, sociable, approachable, affable, congenial
unfriendly friendly, cordial, sociable, approachable, affable, congenial
2. inaccessible, remote, out-of-the-way, out of reach, unreachable, un-get-at-able (informal) Central Asia was virtually unapproachable until this century.
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unapproachable
adjective1. Not friendly, sociable, or warm in manner:
2. Unable to be reached:
Idioms: beyond reach, out of the way.
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Translations
unapproachable
[ˈʌnəˈprəʊtʃəbl] ADJ1. (= inaccessible) → inaccesible
2. (= aloof) [person] → intratable, inasequible
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unapproachable
adj place → unzugänglich; person also → unnahbar
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