unapproachable
English
Etymology
un- + approachable
Adjective
unapproachable (comparative more unapproachable, superlative most unapproachable)
- Not accessible or able to be reached.
- Aloof and unfriendly.
- Without any serious competition; unbeatable.
- 1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House:
- Jack Governor, always a man of wonderful resources, was Chief Cook, and made some of the best dishes I ever ate, including unapproachable curries.
- 1863, Secrets of My Office, by a Bill Broker (page 313)
- Often, I say, have I wavered in my faith as to the unapproachable beatitude of bachelorism, when dining out, for example, at a well-appointed marital menage.
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