undesirability
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Others say the role’s undesirability cuts straight to the very heart of what it means to be a “real engineer.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
In an exchange with Meg Ryan, David Hyde Pierce, who plays her brother, famously said that line when talking about the undesirability of Seattle as a place to move to.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2022
The index, a numerical measure of discomfort, blends thermometer readings with the humidity to describe the true undesirability of our circumstances.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2022
For example, we tend not to rationally compute the probability of a nuclear meltdown occurring by multiplying that probability by some quantified measure of the nuclear meltdown’s undesirability.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2016
Marjory was in bed with a sore throat, and whatever their notions as to my undesirability, neither Mr. nor Mrs. Wheeler were inclined to attend evening service.
From The Message by Brock, H. M. (Henry Matthew)
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