unlovable
Britishadjective
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“More than that: Black women are unlovable, or so the world tells us every day. Most often, it’s a sucker punch.”
From Salon
"Toe-curlingly unlovable TV," said The Guardian, while The Telegraph, somewhat cruelly, called the series an "exercise in narcissism".
From BBC
“Full Swing,” about golf, is an unlovable spectacle of cowardice and greed.
From New York Times
Pecola’s self-worth is irreparably damaged by the abuse she suffers from a society bearing racist standards of beauty that have made her feel like an unlovable human being.
From Los Angeles Times
He knows he is unlovable, uninteresting, and only to be had at a price.
From Salon
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