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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

/ ʌnˈlʌvlɪ /

adjective

  1. unpleasant in appearance
  2. unpleasant in character


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Derived Forms

  • unˈloveliness, noun

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Other Words From

  • un·loveli·ness 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

Prussian militarism was unlovely, to be sure, but the Kaiser was no Führer.

Most crimes are motivated by unlovely impulses that are at least comprehensible: the desire for money, sex, respect, revenge.

We are not smarter or wiser because we happen to be born later, and it's an unlovely tendency to imagine that we are.

It is said that atheists are bred in slums, and amidst brick walls and unlovely surroundings.

In a few moments the crude, unlovely room was piteously bright, and the mystery had flown.

The fire had gone out during the excitement of the morning, and the room looked more than ever unlovely and uninhabited.

It was all quite unlovely, yet it had made him happy to come there.

Must I bear the awful burden of authority, that unlovely appendage to youth?

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