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Grammar : Adj
Spell : uh-proh-chuh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : əˈproʊ tʃə bəl



Definition of approachable

Origin :
  • 1570s, from approach (v.) + -able. Figurative sense, "affable, friendly," is from 1610s. Related: Approachably; approachability.
  • adj accessible
  • adj friendly
Example sentences :
  • Whatever your taste or temperament, you must surely be approachable by one or the other of these.
  • Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
  • The tent was approachable from the river on the other side of the bluff.
  • Extract from : « Colorado Jim » by George Goodchild
  • It was surrounded by a morass, and approachable only by two narrow causeways.
  • Extract from : « The Huguenots in France » by Samuel Smiles.
  • He is approachable now—absolutely fascinating, so genial and courteous.
  • Extract from : « Five Little Peppers at School » by Margaret Sidney
  • Besides, he is such an approachable, courteous, kind-hearted fellow!
  • Extract from : « Poor Folk » by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • By reputation he knew him to be approachable; why should he not then approach him?
  • Extract from : « The Octopus » by Frank Norris
  • Until he did so, Mr Frampton was too fidgety to be approachable on any other subject.
  • Extract from : « A Dog with a Bad Name » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • I mean that he was approachable from the side, for it was not well to get where he could bite you or kick you.
  • Extract from : « A Boy's Town » by W. D. Howells
  • He loved his wives and children, and in their midst was free, easy, and approachable.
  • Extract from : « Wilford Woodruff » by Matthias F. Cowley
  • But he was approachable, companionable, and ready to hear what I had to say.
  • Extract from : « Cyrus Hall McCormick » by Herbert Newton Casson

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