unclubbableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈklʌbəbl/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈklʌbəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈkləbəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and clubbable adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, club n., -able suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + club n. + -able suffix. Compare later clubbable adj.

Not clubbable; (of a person) not suitable for membership of a club owing to lack of sociability or desire to conform; (of a characteristic) that does not inspire friendly relations; unsociable.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [adjective] > not fit or inclined for society

moy1487

uncompanable1555

inconversable1577

unconversable1593

insociable1598

unsociable1600

dissociable1603

unconversing1643

insocial1654

incommunicative1670

segregative1685

uncommunicative1691

unsocial1731

unamicable1732

uncompanionable1748

dissocial1762

unclubbable?1764

ungregarious1829

lame1942

socially distanced1970

?1764 F. Burney Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1994) III. 76 Sir John was a most unclubable man!

1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock (1861) 215 Moreover, they are a people who drink standing,..a most unclubable characteristic.

1867 E. Yates Forlorn Hope I. x. 222 Kilsyth is not popular at Barnes's, being decidedly an unclubbable man.

1960 Proc. Royal Music Assoc. 86th Sess. 11 As a musician he was certainly outstanding but he seems to have been a rather undisciplined and unclubbable character.

2016 Daily Mail (Nexis) 7 July She is stubborn, unclubbable, unimpeachable, not frightened by the will of others, quietly determined.

Derivatives

unclubbaˈbility n. [ < unclubbable adj. + -ity suffix (see -bility suffix), after clubbability n. at clubbable adj. Derivatives] lack of suitability for membership of a club; unsociable character.

ΚΠ

1891 Harper's Mag. Jan. 313/2 Must not a club-man who demonstrates his essential and congenital unclubbability be metaphorically clubbed?

2005 Poetry 186 343 Once, when I was..not yet entirely aware of the extremity of my unclubbability, I did try to go to a writers conference.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unclubbable
释义	unclubbableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈklʌbəbl/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈklʌbəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈkləbəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and clubbable adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, club n., -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + club n. + -able suffix. Compare later clubbable adj. Not clubbable; (of a person) not suitable for membership of a club owing to lack of sociability or desire to conform; (of a characteristic) that does not inspire friendly relations; unsociable. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [adjective] > not fit or inclined for society moy1487 uncompanable1555 inconversable1577 unconversable1593 insociable1598 unsociable1600 dissociable1603 unconversing1643 insocial1654 incommunicative1670 segregative1685 uncommunicative1691 unsocial1731 unamicable1732 uncompanionable1748 dissocial1762 unclubbable?1764 ungregarious1829 lame1942 socially distanced1970 ?1764 F. Burney Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1994) III. 76 Sir John was a most unclubable man! 1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock (1861) 215 Moreover, they are a people who drink standing,..a most unclubable characteristic. 1867 E. Yates Forlorn Hope I. x. 222 Kilsyth is not popular at Barnes's, being decidedly an unclubbable man. 1960 Proc. Royal Music Assoc. 86th Sess. 11 As a musician he was certainly outstanding but he seems to have been a rather undisciplined and unclubbable character. 2016 Daily Mail (Nexis) 7 July She is stubborn, unclubbable, unimpeachable, not frightened by the will of others, quietly determined. Derivatives unclubbaˈbility n. [ < unclubbable adj. + -ity suffix (see -bility suffix), after clubbability n. at clubbable adj. Derivatives] lack of suitability for membership of a club; unsociable character. ΚΠ 1891 Harper's Mag. Jan. 313/2 Must not a club-man who demonstrates his essential and congenital unclubbability be metaphorically clubbed? 2005 Poetry 186 343 Once, when I was..not yet entirely aware of the extremity of my unclubbability, I did try to go to a writers conference. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1764
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