unpleasant
Use Unpleasant in a sentence
ənt adjective
not pleasant; displeasing; disagreeable; offensive: an unpleasant taste; an unpleasant situation; an unpleasant manner.
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| —adj | |
| not pleasant or agreeable | |
| un'pleasantly | |
| —adv | |
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Unpleasant
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Example sentences
Also known as a toad or starfish plant, it ranges in color and emits an unpleasant odor.
On wet days there would be an unpleasant odour of dampness, an aroma of overcoats dried by body-heat.
Speeding traffic noise unaccompanied by pedestrian sidewalk clamor is also incredibly unpleasant.
But occasionally a deposit goes astray, and when it does so the consequences can be unpleasant.
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