inapproachable

[ in-uh-proh-chuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. without rival.

Origin of inapproachable

1
First recorded in 1820–30; in-3 + approachable

Other words from inapproachable

  • in·ap·proach·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • in·ap·proach·a·bly, adverb

Words Nearby inapproachable

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How to use inapproachable in a sentence

  • 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
  • Mr. Holmes was a cheerful companion at first, but gradually he grew melancholy, and at times inapproachable.

  • 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
  • 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
  • Terrible was the punishment of their sacrilege in thus approaching the inapproachable.

British Dictionary definitions for inapproachable

inapproachable

/ (ˌɪnəˈprəʊtʃəbəl) /


adjective
  1. not accessible; unapproachable; unfriendly

Derived forms of inapproachable

  • inapproachability, noun
  • inapproachably, adverb

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