unappetizing
Britishadjective
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(of food) not pleasing or stimulating to the appetite
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(of a prospect, person, etc) not appealing or attractive
unappetizing to investors
Example Sentences
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Washed in an unappetizing sludge of grayish green, the movie aims for serious and settles on bilious.
From New York Times
And Americans should recognize who is forcing the nation to choose between unappetizing resolutions: House Republicans, who are not even pursuing a well-defined policy goal, let alone a rational one.
From Washington Post
She then placed a plate on the table that consisted of flabby, unappetizing bacon with a few char marks.
From Salon
Devon is one of a clandestine race of literary succubi who literally survive on a diet of books — romances, page-turners or unappetizing dictionaries.
From Seattle Times
That was the most unappetizing way someone has described a hamburger to me, but that’s how I want my hamburger: dry.
From Los Angeles Times
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