unlovely

[ uhn-luhv-lee ]

adjective

1. not lovely; without beauty or charm.
2. harsh or repellent in character; unpleasant; disagreeable; objectionable.

unlovely

/ ʌnˈlʌvlɪ /

adjective

1. unpleasant in appearance
2. unpleasant in character

Derived Forms

• unˈloveliness, noun

Other Words From

• un·loveli·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unlovely¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; un- ¹, lovely

Example Sentences

Prussian militarism was unlovely, to be sure, but the Kaiser was no Führer.

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Most crimes are motivated by unlovely impulses that are at least comprehensible: the desire for money, sex, respect, revenge.

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We are not smarter or wiser because we happen to be born later, and it's an unlovely tendency to imagine that we are.

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It is said that atheists are bred in slums, and amidst brick walls and unlovely surroundings.

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In a few moments the crude, unlovely room was piteously bright, and the mystery had flown.

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The fire had gone out during the excitement of the morning, and the room looked more than ever unlovely and uninhabited.

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It was all quite unlovely, yet it had made him happy to come there.

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Must I bear the awful burden of authority, that unlovely appendage to youth?

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