inaffectionate

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ affectionate.

Adjective

inaffectionate (comparative more inaffectionate, superlative most inaffectionate)

(rare) Synonym of unaffectionate
- 1990, Han Soo-san, translated by Kim Seong-kon, Floating Grass, Seoul: Dong-suh-Munhuk-sa, Inc., page 86:
  You said that I was a fellow incapable of being affectionate. Yes, I'm inaffectionate. You said it, mister.

References

“inaffectionate, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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