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
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
And without that illusion of chosen consanguinity, the expositional creakiness of Mr. Crowley’s script is laid unflatteringly bare.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2018
But the umpire thus unflatteringly described and assigned was obdurate, the run did not count, and the game went on.
From White Ashes by Sidney R. (Sidney Robinson) Kennedy
