- unattractive
- unattractive (adj.) 1729, from UN- (Cf. un-) (1) "not" + ATTRACTIVE (Cf. attractive). Related: Unattractively; unattractiveness.
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unattractive — index unacceptable, undesirable, unsavory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unattractive — [adj] ugly bad looking, beastly, deformed, disfigured, disgusting, frightful, gross, grotesque, hideous, homely, horrid, monstrous, not much to look at*, plain, repelling, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, unalluring, unappealing, unsightly;… … New thesaurus
unattractive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not pleasing, appealing, or inviting. DERIVATIVES unattractively adverb unattractiveness noun … English terms dictionary
unattractive — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unattractive — [[t]ʌ̱nətræ̱ktɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Unattractive people and things are unpleasant in appearance. I m 27, have a nice flat, a good job and I m not unattractive. ...an unattractive shade of orange. ...an unattractive and uninteresting city. Ant:… … English dictionary
unattractive — un|at|trac|tive [ˌʌnəˈtræktıv] adj 1.) not attractive, pretty, or pleasant to look at ▪ an unattractive man 2.) not good or desirable ▪ the unattractive aspects of nationalism >unattractively adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
unattractive — un|at|trac|tive [ ,ʌnə træktıv ] adjective 1. ) with an ugly appearance: a very unattractive building 2. ) unpleasant or not enjoyable: I now faced the unattractive prospect of a 12 hour bus trip. ╾ un|at|trac|tive|ly adverb ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unattractive — adjective 1 not attractive, pretty, or pleasant to look at: an unattractive man 2 not good or desirable: the unattractive aspects of nationalism unattractively adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unattractive — UK [ˌʌnəˈtræktɪv] / US adjective 1) with an ugly appearance a very unattractive building 2) unpleasant, or not enjoyable I now faced the unattractive prospect of a 12 hour bus journey. Derived words: unattractively adverb unattractiveness noun… … English dictionary
unattractive — /ʌnəˈtræktɪv/ (say unuh traktiv) adjective 1. not physically appealing. 2. lacking appeal of any kind; uninviting: an unattractive proposition. –unattractiveness, noun –unattractively, adverb …
