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unhandsome

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un⋅hand⋅some

  [uhn-han-suhm]
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–adjective
1. lacking good looks; not attractive in physical appearance; plain or ugly.
2. ungracious; discourteous; unseemly: an unhandsome exchange of epithets.
3. ungenerous; illiberal: an unhandsome reward.
Origin:
1520–30; un- 1 + handsome

Related forms:
un⋅hand⋅some⋅ly, adverb
un⋅hand⋅some⋅ness, noun
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un·hand·some   (ŭn-hān'səm)   
adj.  

  1. Not attractive or beautiful; homely.

  2. Not courteous or in good taste; ungracious.

un·hand'some·ly adv., un·hand'some·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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