ungregarious

An obsolete adjective meaning not sociable or not fond of company; rarely used in modern English, replaced by 'unsociable' or 'withdrawn'.

• 🇨🇳过时的形容词，意为不喜社交的、不爱与人交往的；在现代英语中很少使用，已被“unsociable”或“withdrawn”取代。

1. Not sociable C1 formal

   Not inclined to seek or enjoy the company of others; preferring solitude.

   • He was an ungregarious person who rarely attended parties.
   • Her ungregarious nature made it difficult for her to network.
   • The writer lived an ungregarious life in a remote cabin.

   🇨🇳不爱交际的

   同义词: aloofantisocialdistantintrovertedreclusiveretiringsolitaryunsociableunsocialwithdrawn

   反义词: affablecompanionableconvivialextrovertedfriendlygregarioushospitableoutgoingsociablesocial

2. Sparsely growing (plants) C2 formal scientific

   Describing plants that grow in scattered groups rather than dense clusters.

   • The ungregarious ferns dotted the forest floor.
   • These orchids are ungregarious, appearing singly or in small groups.
   • Ungregarious mosses grew in isolated patches on the rocks.

   🇨🇳稀疏生长

   同义词: dispersedisolatedscatteredsolitarysparse

   反义词: clusteredgregarious

3. Non-social (animals) C2 formal scientific

   Describing animals that do not live or move in groups or herds.

   • The leopard is an ungregarious predator, hunting alone.
   • Ungregarious birds like the solitary sandpiper avoid flocks.
   • Most bears are ungregarious, except during mating season.

   🇨🇳非群居的

   同义词: lonenonsocialsolitary

   反义词: gregariousherdsocial

• more ungregarious comparative form
• most ungregarious superlative form