Insociable

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Insociable \In*so"cia*ble\, a. [L. insociabilis: cf. F.
     insociable. See {In-} not, and {Sociable}.]
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     1. Incapable of being associated, joined, or connected.
        [Obs.]
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              Lime and wood are insociable.         --Sir H.
                                                    Wotton.
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     2. Not sociable or companionable; disinclined to social
        intercourse or conversation; unsociable; taciturn.
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              This austere insociable life.         --Shak.
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