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insociable

[ in-soh-shuh-buh l ]

/ ɪnˈsoʊ ʃə bəl /

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adjective

RELATED WORDS

cold, remote, arrogant, ceremonious, cool, formal, haughty, modest, proud, reserved, restrained, reticent, retiring, shy, solitary, standoff, standoffish, stiff, stuck-up, unapproachable

Nearby words

insistency, insistent, insistently, insnare, insobriety, insociable, insofar, insofar as, insol., insolate, insolation

Origin of insociable

From the Latin word insociābilis, dating back to 1575–85. See in-³, sociable

Related formsin·so·cia·bil·i·ty, nounin·so·cia·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for insociable

In all countries there are insociable fellows, with whom you are obliged to live, though it is difficult.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVI. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle