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Definition of unlovely - 3 dictionary results

un⋅love⋅ly

  [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; ME; see un- 1 , lovely

Related forms:
un⋅love⋅li⋅ness, noun
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un·love·ly   (ŭn-lŭv'lē)   
adj.   un·love·li·er, un·love·li·est

  1. Not deemed visually attractive.

  2. Not pleasant; disagreeable: an unlovely personality.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

unlovely 
1377, "not evoking feelings of love," from un- (1) "not" + lovely. Meaning "ugly" is recorded from 1393.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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