Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

accostable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ac-costable
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Approachable; affable; willing to be accosted.

Dated

Example Sentences

"Old soldiers, I know not why, seem to be more accostable than old sailors. One is apt to hear a growl beneath the smoothest courtesy of the latter."
"Online communities becoming increasingly accostable to their users does not always lead to higher overall activity."
"“I always felt that I knew what to do in those circumstances,” she continued. “I didn’t feel … accostable. I never felt that I was being insulted, demeaned. I didn’t recognize it as that.[…]”"

Etymology

Originally from French accostable, in later usage partly recoined from accost + -able.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: accostable

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

more accostable (comparative) most accostable (superlative)

Derived Forms

unaccostable

Questions

What does accostable mean?: Approachable; affable; willing to be accosted.
Where does accostable come from?: It is traced to French.

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