undesirable
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
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Origin of undesirable
Example Sentences
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"China believes that achieving a comprehensive ceasefire is an urgent priority, while reopening hostilities would be even more undesirable," said Wang Yi, according to a readout by state media.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
They contended that through mental exercises, people could alter the shapes of their own brains, cultivating desirable qualities and suppressing undesirable ones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
If those numbers are borne out in the real world, most people on GLP-1s may have some kind of undesirable GI effect from them.
From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026
"This is a new way to make a fundamental carbon-carbon bond and that's why the potential impact is so great. It also means chemists can avoid an undesirable and inefficient drug modification process."
From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026
If the spacecraft’s three landing pods had sunk deeply into a loosely packed soil, various undesirable consequences would have followed, including immobilization of the sample arm.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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