unattractive
Britishadjective
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not appealing to the senses or mind through beauty, form, character, etc
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not arousing interest
an unattractive proposition
Example Sentences
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"Because I can't style my hair the way I want, I end up thinking I look unkempt and unattractive, and that has seriously eroded my confidence."
From BBC
And when that accident happened, she felt so unattractive to him.
From Los Angeles Times
Meanwhile, by the late 1960s, his artist friends had embraced the Anti-Form movement, in which cheap and often unattractive materials were brought together in incongruous combinations.
“This man seems to think these unattractive lumps are tulips, rather than turnips. I fear he is not well.”
From Literature
“This one casts strange shadows across my nose. Most unattractive. Next, please.”
From Literature
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