unsociable.

1. Not inclined to spend time with other people or take part in social activity.

2. Occurring at times that interfere with ordinary social life, especially late at night or very early.

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Words that belong together

• an unsociable manner
• an unsociable neighbor

On the page

Her unsociable manner was mistaken for hostility by visitors who did not know her.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Comparative more unsociable; superlative most unsociable. These forms can compare an unfriendly manner or the social inconvenience of working hours. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, interpretation. Commonness: moderately common.