unlovely

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unlovely

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From Middle English unlovely, onlovely, unlovelich, equivalent to un- + lovely.

adjective unlovelier · unloveliest

  1. unattractive, ugly But while she was resolved to say an affectionate farewell to Philip, how she looked forward to that evening walk in the still, fleckered shade of the hollows, away from all that was harsh and unlovely; […]

noun unlovelies

  1. An unattractive or ugly thing or person. 1982, United Press International, "Clearly, an ugly dog", 2 August. A hairless runt of a mutt named Chi-chi defeated them all in the 13th annual Ugliest Dog in the World contest: such unlovelies as the moth-eaten chow and the bulldog with a bad eye.

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@misc{unlovely_2026,
  title = {unlovely},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unlovely},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}