inapproachable

[ in-uh-proh-chuh-buh l ]

/ ˌɪn əˈproʊ tʃə bəl /

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adjective

without rival.

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Nearby words

inapposite, inappreciable, inappreciative, inapprehension, inapprehensive, inapproachable, inappropriate, inapt, inaptitude, inarch, inarguable

Origin of inapproachable

First recorded in 1820–30; in-³ + approachable

Related forms

in·ap·proach·a·bil·i·ty, nounin·ap·proach·a·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for inapproachable

Besides all these contradictions, he is solitary, unknown, inapproachable.
Secret of the Woods|William J. Long
To the rest of his court as well as to his people, the Mikado remains an invisible, dumb, and inapproachable divinity.
The Human Race|Louis Figuier
Did the connection of God with his works terminate in an event which belongs to the inapproachable past?
The Theistic Conception of the World|B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker
Terrible was the punishment of their sacrilege in thus approaching the inapproachable.
Legends of the Pike's Peak Region|Ernest Whitney

For sustained intensity and graphic description Marion Crawford's new novel is inapproachable in the field of recent fiction.
Robert Annys: Poor Priest|Annie Nathan Meyer

British Dictionary definitions for inapproachable

inapproachable

/ (ˌɪnəˈprəʊtʃəbəl) /

adjective

not accessible; unapproachable; unfriendly

Derived Forms

inapproachability, nouninapproachably, adverb

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