unpleasing
- a word derived from pleasing.
Example Sentences
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To the list of unpleasing settings the center brought to Schmidt’s mind, he added a fishbowl.
From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2020
There are narrowboats, barges, lifeboats; what can only be described as “makeshift” boats, rafted two and three together, their bows jutting at unpleasing angles.
From The Guardian • Jul. 29, 2015
Yet the hint that Britons are making politicians work harder for their favour is not unpleasing.
From Economist • Apr. 23, 2015
They evaporate, in a not unpleasing way, leaving a sense of having had a nice steak, or a decent massage.
From Slate • Aug. 4, 2014
“The result is a sad jumble of shops, booths, and bazaars often unpleasing in themselves and incongruous when taken together.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
