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US
/ˌənəˈtɹæktɪv/
]
[ UK /ʌnɐtɹˈæktɪv/ ]
[ UK /ʌnɐtɹˈæktɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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lacking beauty or charm
as unattractive as most mining regions -
lacking power to arouse interest
being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect -
not appealing to the senses
untempting food
How To Use unattractive In A Sentence
- The Orangery restaurant is not as gorgeous as the rest of the house, partly because it is in a modern extension, but mainly because it is unattractively lit.
- The selling may not see strong bids from regular customers because the sector's yield level is unattractively low, said Naoki Tsuchiyama , a market economist at Mizuho Securities. Japanese Yields Rise
- Cadbury dismisses 'derisory' Kraft bid food giant Kraft yesterday, labelling it "derisory" and "unattractive" and calling on its shareholders to turn it down. WN.com - Articles related to Cadbury chief prefers Hershey to Kraft as bid battle looms larger
- Most of us find them unattractive, though there are thousands of rodent fanciers who dote on their well-groomed rat-pets.
- Fortunately their heady, heavenly aroma more than compensates for their physical unattractiveness. Times, Sunday Times
- It must be very hard to continually be called unattractive, to have your loneliness thrown back in your face. Kickboxing Geishas
- Bilko's motor-pool privates were scruffy, lazy, unattractive slobs who liked to do as little work as possible, never paraded and were almost fearful of weaponry.
- In the eyes of society, and the caring services, old age is the most unattractive part of the service.
- His face turned a rather unattractive shade of red at the suggestion that his sons could be cross-dressing.
- It is not an unattractive option to make programmes for other companies.