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unflattering

[ US /ənˈfɫætɝɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /ʌnflˈætəɹɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. showing or representing unfavorably
    an uncomplimentary dress
    an unflattering portrait

How To Use unflattering In A Sentence

  • As the scores indicate - typically gelid to frozen - the shots seem to fall in the unflattering to outright frightening range.
  • Then unflattering photos of her exercising appeared. The Sun
  • Bond's unflattering portrait lacks generosity, but at least it's an antidote to sentimental bardolatry. Times, Sunday Times
  • Almost six months ago, foreign-policy macher Perle vowed to sue him for writing an unflattering feature about him in The New Yorker.
  • Humans are discussed as arrogant and blundering, an unflattering contrast to the innocent and compassionate chimps or gorillas.
  • From the same perspective, she also comments unflatteringly on the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal.
  • What was your intention in using such an unflattering picture when you could have easily used a normal picture? Times, Sunday Times
  • Birds in this family are also known, unflatteringly, as oilbirds, frogmouths, and goatsuckers, the last based on an old myth that these birds use their expansive maws to steal milk from goats.
  • They believe foreigners deem it "uncivilised" and are worried it will cast the city in an unflattering light when Expo 2010 begins.
  • One thing I've noticed about clothing construction in the stores is the unnatural waistline, whether it's skirts or slacks, and how unflattering it is. The Value of Clothing in Creating a Mood
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