flattered
adjective
feeling gratified or honored by unexpected favorable attention, as an invitation or compliment.
unflattered
-
a word derived from
flattered.
Example Sentences
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So there was no detail of hospitality too small for the French hosts this time, no country negotiator who would go unflattered by Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister who presided over the conference.
From Reuters ● Dec. 13, 2015
Bobs Worth was sound, if unflattered, by standing next to the much more imposing Sprinter Sacre, devastating winner of Wednesday's Champion Chase.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 16, 2013
Shall probably find very unflattered likenesses of ourselves in Recording Angel's gallery.
From The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell by James Russell Lowell
The women like Mrs. Rosscott know why the Aunt Marys go unflattered, but the Aunt Marys never understand.
From The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary by Anne Warner
And yet unflattered by the store Of these supremer revelations, Who bowed more reverently before The lowliest of earth's fair creations?
From Literary Hearthstones of Dixie by La Salle Corbell Pickett
