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adj
That is difficult to obtain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, not-comparable
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Synonyms: ungettable, unobtainable
Antonyms: none provided
adj
That is aloof, distant, or unapproachable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, informal, not-comparable
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Synonyms: remote, standoffish, aloof, cool, distant, frosty, hankty, hard-to-get, offish, quiet, strange, thorny, touch-me-not-ish, unapproachable, unbending, undemonstrative, unimpressionable, uninvolved
Antonyms: none provided
History
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Across languages
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