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unlovely

[ uhn-luhv-lee ]

adjective

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


unlovely

/ ʌˈʌɪ /

adjective

  1. unpleasant in appearance
  2. unpleasant in character
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈDZԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·DZl·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unlovely1

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

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One of the two optimistic stories goes under the unlovely name of the “nonlinear Phillips curve.”

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From its muted, unlovely color palette to its tightly controlled performances, everything it shows us is placed in rigorous service of brilliantly cascading questions and ideas: are the cost and value of forgiveness?

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The point was, Poe deserved better; the most interesting plants do grow in the shade, unlovely and unloved.

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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.

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