unapproachable
/ˌʌnəpɹˈoʊtʃəbəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not accessible or able to be reached.
adj
Aloof and unfriendly.
adj
Without any serious competition; unbeatable.
Example Sentences
- "Jack Governor, always a man of wonderful resources, was Chief Cook, and made some of the best dishes I ever ate, including unapproachable curries."
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English approach Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English approachable English unapproachable From un- + approachable.
Inflected Forms
more unapproachable (comparative)
most unapproachable (superlative)