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View synonyms for uncomplimentary

uncomplimentary

/ ˌʌnkɒmplɪˈmɛntərɪ; -trɪ /

adjective

  1. not conveying, containing, or resembling a compliment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Joe thought the fellow was loafing, so he hit him a clout on the head, and made very uncomplimentary remarks.

All the schoolboys who were not Welsh delighted in teasing us by applying the uncomplimentary nickname.

I trust no one but ourselves heard you, was Veronicas uncomplimentary addition, delivered in a tone of shocked disapproval.

She was called a "Thing," an "Eggbox," and other uncomplimentary names, but all agreed that she could go in a breeze.

"Ferry me across, Old Crooked-legs," said he, and added other still more uncomplimentary remarks.

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