unapproachable

[US]/ʌnə'prəʊtʃəb(ə)l/
[UK]/ˌʌnə'protʃəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. cold and distant; not easy to approach; unparalleled (referring to a place); inaccessible

Example Sentences

an unapproachable chalet high in the Alps.

The judge was a stern,unapproachable man.

Her boss always seemed unapproachable.

The teacher's strict demeanor made her unapproachable to students.

The celebrity appeared unapproachable to her fans.

The security guard's stern expression made him unapproachable.

His aloof attitude made him unapproachable to his colleagues.

The politician's guarded nature made him unapproachable to the public.

She comes across as unapproachable because of her reserved demeanor.

The manager's intimidating presence made him unapproachable to his subordinates.

The professor's distant behavior made him unapproachable to his students.

The artist's mysterious aura made her unapproachable to the public.

Real-world Examples

Joe was sourer than ever, and Sol-leks was unapproachable, blind side or other side.

Source: The Call of the Wild

As you both locked your doors at night, your rooms were unapproachable from that side.

Source: The Adventure of the Speckled Band

And I think it's because the only truly unapproachable concept for you is that it's your mind within your control.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

But is it a misconception? Are you unapproachable? You just came out now and you're smiling.

Source: Conan Talk Show

You are the most cold, intractable, unapproachable, distant, stubborn, cold man I've ever known.

Source: Frasier

Maybe he was so critical and unapproachable that no one dared or cared to thank him.

Source: The virtues of human nature.

The reason you don't see it in stores is that it's so unapproachable because it has to be dried in order to be shelf-stable.

Source: Freakonomics

Now, in the warm lamplit room, with all its ancient implications of conformity and order, she seemed infinitely farther away from him and more unapproachable.

Source: Itan Flomei

The vista of the landing and the two open doors made him both remote and significant, like an actor on the stage, intimate and unapproachable at the same time.

Source: The places where angels dare not tread.

I saw even that to be thus frankly addressed on a subject he had deemed unapproachable—to hear it thus freely handled—was beginning to be felt by him as a new pleasure—an unhoped-for relief.

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

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