Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Possible to approach; accessible.
- adjective Easy to talk to or deal with; friendly.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being approached; accessible.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being approached; accessible.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Easily
approached ; easy totalk to.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of being read with comprehension
- adjective easy to meet or converse or do business with
- adjective easily approached
Etymologies
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Examples
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These books are very approachable from a military point of view.
Is SF Too Geeky? 2006
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These books are very approachable from a military point of view.
Is SF Too Geeky? 2006
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I call approachable; and he was a bit stand-off at first.
Fanny's First Play George Bernard Shaw 1903
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As the greater variety of prospect can be had on the American side, as the island between the two falls is approachable from the American side and not from the
North America 1862
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In that role, he became known as the approachable Cabinet secretary who stood out from a remote and elitist administration and insisted on cultivating minorities, particularly among Jews and African Americans.
JTA - Recent News 2009
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He's been described as approachable; a humble man with a calm demeanor.
Michael Pina: Dustin Johnson: Golf's Most Curious Talent 2010
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The Jones administration has done a fantastic job connecting with students, making the actual office of SBP more approachable, which is a direct reflection upon Jasmin's people-to-people skills.
dailytarheel.com - Serving the University community since 1893 2010
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Qualities such as approachable and real were perfect for the "voice inside your head."
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This does not, whatever he might think, make parliament seem more "approachable" (and do we want that anyway?)
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
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This does not, whatever he might think, make parliament seem more "approachable" (and do we want that anyway?)
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