unapproachable

unapproachable
adj
1. remote, out-of-the-way, distant, untouchable, faraway; unreachable, beyond reach, out of reach, godforsaken, forbidding; inaccessible, unattainable, unobtainable, Inf. ungettable.
2. unbeatable, unsurpassable, unimitable, incomparable; peerless, matchless, unsurpassed, unexcelled; unequaled, unrivaled, unparalleled, unmatched; without equal, beyond compare, in a class by itself, Latin, sui generis, Latin, nulli secundus. second to none; paramount, supreme, foremost, quintessential, preeminent, transcendant, superexcellent.
3. aloof, stand-offish, Inf. offish, Inf uncome-atable; cool, frigid, reticent, unsociable; seclusive, withdrawn, introverted.

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  • unapproachable — (adj.) 1580s, of places, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + APPROACHABLE (Cf. approachable). Of persons, distant, aloof, attested from 1848. Related: Unapproachably …   Etymology dictionary

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  • unapproachable — [un΄ə prōch′ə bəl] adj. 1. not to be approached; inaccessible; aloof 2. having no rival or equal; unmatched unapproachability n. unapproachableness unapproachably adv …   English World dictionary

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