unlovely
Americanadjective
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not lovely; without beauty or charm.
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harsh or repellent in character; unpleasant; disagreeable; objectionable.
adjective
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unpleasant in appearance
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unpleasant in character
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of unlovely
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at un- 1, lovely
Example Sentences
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It made for an unlovely municipal symbol, soaring but hardly graceful: the 800-foot-tall Soviet-era television tower that was for decades a familiar signature in the skyline of Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
One of the two optimistic stories goes under the unlovely name of the “nonlinear Phillips curve.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
The point was, Poe deserved better; the most interesting plants do grow in the shade, unlovely and unloved.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2023
Even if we didn’t have measurements, this would be obvious: Gas stoves burn gas, and combustion produces carbon monoxide, fine particulate matter and other unlovely byproducts you don’t want in your house.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2023
It was a relief to escape all that refinement and beauty—to be allowed to be unlovely and not a point of contrast.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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