insociable
English
Etymology
From Latin insociabilis: compare French insociable. See in- (“not”), and sociable.
Adjective
insociable (comparative more insociable, superlative most insociable)
- Not sociable or companionable.
- Shakespeare
- this austere insociable life
- Shakespeare
- (obsolete) Incapable of being associated, joined, or connected.
- Sir H. Wotton
- Lime and wood are insociable.
- Sir H. Wotton
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for insociable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Galician
Alternative forms
Adjective
insociable m, f (plural insociables)
- unsociable; that does not relate well to others
Synonyms
- (unsociable): túzaro
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