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inaffectionate

inaffectionate adjective: synonym of unaffectionate.

Adjective

inaffectionate (comparative more inaffectionate, superlative most inaffectionate)

  1. (rare) Synonym of unaffectionate.
    • You said that I was a fellow incapable of being affectionate. Yes, I'm inaffectionate. You said it, mister.1990, Han Soo-san, translated by Kim Seong-kon, Floating Grass, Seoul: Dong-suh-Munhuk-sa, Inc., page 86
    Synonyms:
    unaffectionate

Synonyms of inaffectionate

Forms of inaffectionate

comparativemore inaffectionate
superlativemost inaffectionate

Origin of inaffectionate

From in- + affectionate.

Questions about inaffectionate

What does inaffectionate mean?
Inaffectionate means synonym of unaffectionate.
What part of speech is inaffectionate?
Inaffectionate is an adjective.

Words near inaffectionate in the dictionary

  1. inaesthetic
  2. inaesthetically
  3. inaffability
  4. inaffable
  5. inaffected
  6. inaffectionate
  7. Inafuku
  8. Inafukus
  9. Inagawan
  10. Inagawan Sub-Colony
  11. inagglutinability

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