unapproachable
adjective
not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable.
unapproachableness
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a word derived from
unapproachable.
Example Sentences
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Nor in such instances as these alone, though strangely enough, the discrepancy between apparent and actual beauty is greater in proportion to the unapproachableness of the object, is the law observed.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by John Ruskin
Each certainly appeared to be a very good friend of hers—a much better friend than he could claim to be, for in his case she maintained a certain unapproachableness which perplexed and nettled him.
From Taken Alive by Edward Payson Roe
When she chose, this little meek creature could put on the same unapproachableness as her brother.
From Marcella by Mrs. Humphry Ward
If, again, she were defined as the Woman our More Fortunate Friend Marries, her unapproachableness would rob the definition of any practical value.
From Quest of the Golden Girl, a Romance by Richard Le Gallienne
The explanation of this combination of openness and reserve, friendliness and unapproachableness, was that his boyhood and youth had been spent wholly among books.
From The Great God Success by David Graham Phillips
