unflattering

/ ʌnˈflætərɪŋ /

adjective

1. not flattering

   in an unflattering light

Example Sentences

Diella, whose name means sun in Albanian, is unlikely to be the source of any unflattering leaks about the government.

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Andrew Lownie's book, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, is an unrelentingly unflattering portrait of Prince Andrew.

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Sam Altman's comments are just the latest example of the leading figures in tech offering opinions on what their rivals are doing, with podcasts being a popular medium for these sometimes unflattering appraisals.

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In his 2014 book Tribal Television, which considered the representation of Native Americans in sitcoms, Tahmahkera added that the portrayal "attempted to break through a largely unkind and unflattering history of representations of the indigenous".

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But on the downside, the course is remote and wide open, which made the galleries appear unflatteringly sparse.

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Related Words

• harsh 
• insulting