unclubbable

[uhn-kluhb-uh-buhl]

adjective

British.

1. not acceptable as a person with whom one can enjoy good fellowship; socially unappealing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unclubbable¹

First recorded in 1755–65; un- ¹ + clubbable

Example Sentences

To British viewers at least, the message will be clear: Dominic Cummings is brash and unclubbable but absolutely diabolically brilliant.

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Traditional spies seem far less important these days, because unclubbable, technically adept people can do that kind of work far more effectively.

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Mrs May is widely regarded as one of the more "unclubbable" politicians, admitting when running for leadership of the Conservative party that she did not "go drinking in Parliament's bars" and preferred to get "on with the job".

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Thatcher’s double-breasted crepe suits were, in fashion terms, unclubbable.

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Mycroft, in particular, was notorious for hours of daily loafing at the Diogenes Club, a gentleman’s club for “the most unsocial and unclubbable men” in London who, despite general shyness or misanthropy, still “wish for the company of their fellows.”

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