inapproachable
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of inapproachable
First recorded in 1820–30; in- 3 + approachable
Example Sentences
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The inapproachable excellence of Christ's character places it high above all human praise.
From Companion to the Bible by E. P. (Elijah Porter) Barrows
Mr. Holmes was a cheerful companion at first, but gradually he grew melancholy, and at times inapproachable.
From The Real America in Romance, Volume 6; a Century Too Soon (A Story by John R. (John Roy) Musick
How many blossoms of beautiful emotions has Goethe plucked, as it were, in passing by; to how many women's hearts did his wanderings bring death, like the approach of the inapproachable.
From Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel by Rudolf von Gottschall
Besides all these contradictions, he is solitary, unknown, inapproachable.
From Secret of the Woods by William Joseph Long
If you hear that he is bold and fearless, that is true; and if you are told that he is shy and wary and inapproachable, that is also true.
From Wilderness Ways by Charles Copeland
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