unamiable
adjective
un·ami·a·ble
ˌən-ˈā-mē-ə-bəl 
: not friendly or sociable : not amiable
an unamiable expression
"Of course, she's a bit queer and unamiable, but, girls, think of thirty years of boarding-house life … Wouldn't that sour anybody?"—
Lucy Maud Montgomery
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An Indian had stopped by the cabin, drunk but not unamiable, looking for her husband.
—The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
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The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
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“Unamiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unamiable. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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