flattering
adjective
enhancing the appearance of a person or thing, as by highlighting pleasing features or making less pleasing ones inconspicuous.
unflatteringly
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a word derived from
flattering.
Example Sentences
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But on the downside, the course is remote and wide open, which made the galleries appear unflatteringly sparse.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2025
Thoroughly branded, increasingly automated and unflatteringly lit, fast-food chains are staffed and patronized by people who, more often than not, would rather be somewhere else.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2019
Selena Gomez, Luka Sabbat and Austin Butler play out-of-town visitors who are unflatteringly described as “urban hipsters,” which is nothing if not self-referential on Jarmusch’s part.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2019
He became famous not for his celebrity but for a comical misplay unflatteringly known as “the butt fumble.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2018
I am always glad to have him visit us, as some one of us is sure to be most unflatteringly electrified by his uncompromising veracity.
From The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 by Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe
