Accostable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Accostable is an adjective meaning (dated, uncommon) Approachable; affable; willing to be accosted.
Meaning
(dated, uncommon) Approachable; affable; willing to be accosted.
Example Sentences
Online communities becoming increasingly accostable to their users does not always lead to higher overall activity.
Old soldiers, I know not why, seem to be more accostable than old sailors. One is apt to hear a growl beneath the smoothest courtesy of the latter.
“I always felt that I knew what to do in those circumstances,” she continued. “I didn’t feel … accostable. I never felt that I was being insulted, demeaned. I didn’t recognize it as that.[…]”
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include confrontable, acquaintable, approachable, come-at-able, associable, accessible.
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