unsociable

[ uhn-soh-shuh-buh l ]

/ ʌnˈsoʊ ʃə bəl /

not sociable; having, showing, or marked by a disinclination to friendly social relations; withdrawn.

lacking or preventing social relationships: an unsociable boardinghouse.

Origin of unsociable

First recorded in 1590–1600; un-¹ + sociable

un·so·cia·bil·i·ty, un·so·cia·ble·ness, noun un·so·cia·bly, adverb

unsling, unsmiling, unsnag, unsnap, unsnarl, unsociable, unsocial, unsold, unsolder, unsolicited, unsolved

She did not want to be unsociable with the nurse; but she wanted to think, alone.

Somehow Good |William de Morgan
Though remarkably shy and unsociable, it is less so than its congener.

Nests and Eggs of Birds of The United States |Thomas G. Gentry
They either give themselves airs or are unsociable, or else quite unsuitably free and easy.

Rudin |Ivan Turgenev
The others plunged deeper into the woods, walking in the unsociable Indian file.

Cedar Creek |Elizabeth Hely Walshe

He was a sour creature, unsociable, and had no companionships.

A Double Barrelled Detective Story |Mark Twain

unsociable

/ (ʌnˈsəʊʃəbəl) /

(of a person) disinclined to associate or fraternize with others

unconducive to social intercourse an unsociable neighbourhood

unsociability or unsociableness, noun unsociably, adverb