unapproachable

Adjective
US[uhn-uh-proh-chuh-buhl]/ˌʌnəˈproʊtʃəbəl/5 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. discouraging intimacies; reserved“an unapproachable executive”Opposite approachableSimilar offish, standoffish
  2. inaccessibly located or situated“an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains”“an unreachable canyon”“the unreachable stars”Synonyms: unreachableunreachedout of reachOpposite accessibleSimilar inaccessible, unaccessible
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Unapproachable

Formed with the prefix un- (“not”). See approachable.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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