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un-lovely
un·love·ly
/
ʌnˈlʌv
li
/
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[
uhn-
luhv
-lee
]
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adjective
1.
not
lovely
; without beauty or charm.
2.
harsh or repellent in character; unpleasant; disagreeable; objectionable.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English;
see
un-
1
,
lovely
Related forms
un·love·li·ness,
noun
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unlovely
(ʌnˈlʌvlɪ)
—
adj
1.
unpleasant in appearance
2.
unpleasant in character
un'loveliness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
unlovely
late 14c., "not evoking feelings of love," from
un-
(1) "not" +
lovely
. Meaning "ugly" is recorded from 1390s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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