unaffableadj.

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and affable adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, affable adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + affable adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈaffable.

(un- prefix¹ 1.)

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > not affable

strange1338

estrangec1374

formal?1518

cold1557

squeamish1561

icy1567

buckrama1589

repulsive1598

starched1600

unaffable1603

stiff1608

withdrawing1611

reserved1612

aloof1639

cool1641

uncordial1643

inaffable1656

staunch1659

standfra1683

distant1710

starcha1716

distancing1749

pokerish1779

buckramed1793

angular1808

easeless1811

touch-me-not1817

starchy1824

standoffish1826

offish1827

poker-backed1830

standoff1837

stiffish1840

chilly1841

unapproachable1848

hedgehoggy1866

sticky1882

hard-to-get1899

stand-away1938

princesse lointaine1957

1603 S. Daniel Epist. to Sir T. Egerton xvii When surly Law, sterne and vnaffable, Cares onely but itselfe to satisfie.

1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (ii. 19) 1018 Nabals servant was wearie of so unaffable, uncharitable, unreasonable a Master.

1736 D. Neal Hist. Puritans III. 542 He [Charles I] was unaffable and difficult of address.

1770 J. Armstrong Imitations Shaks. 119 Of walking statues, ghosts unaffable.

1834 T. De Quincey S. T. Coleridge in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 590/1 Southey disliked in Wordsworth, the air of dogmatism, and the unaffable haughtiness of his manner.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	unaffable
释义	unaffableadj. Forms: see un- prefix¹ and affable adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, affable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + affable adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈaffable. (un- prefix¹ 1.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > not affable strange1338 estrangec1374 formal?1518 cold1557 squeamish1561 icy1567 buckrama1589 repulsive1598 starched1600 unaffable1603 stiff1608 withdrawing1611 reserved1612 aloof1639 cool1641 uncordial1643 inaffable1656 staunch1659 standfra1683 distant1710 starcha1716 distancing1749 pokerish1779 buckramed1793 angular1808 easeless1811 touch-me-not1817 starchy1824 standoffish1826 offish1827 poker-backed1830 standoff1837 stiffish1840 chilly1841 unapproachable1848 hedgehoggy1866 sticky1882 hard-to-get1899 stand-away1938 princesse lointaine1957 1603 S. Daniel Epist. to Sir T. Egerton xvii When surly Law, sterne and vnaffable, Cares onely but itselfe to satisfie. 1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (ii. 19) 1018 Nabals servant was wearie of so unaffable, uncharitable, unreasonable a Master. 1736 D. Neal Hist. Puritans III. 542 He [Charles I] was unaffable and difficult of address. 1770 J. Armstrong Imitations Shaks. 119 Of walking statues, ghosts unaffable. 1834 T. De Quincey S. T. Coleridge in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 590/1 Southey disliked in Wordsworth, the air of dogmatism, and the unaffable haughtiness of his manner. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1603
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