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Meanings of unflattering in English

Spanish
nada halagador

Showing or representing unfavorably.

nada halagador
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Examples for "uncomplimentary"
Examples for "uncomplimentary"
1
My answers-andI was very particular-raisedquite a storm of uncomplimentary remarks.
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands
2
It sounds uncomplimentary, and I'm sick of being compared with polar places.
Linda Condon
3
I am sure I detected an uncomplimentary arrière pensée in your speech!
Calvert of Strathore
4
You said nothing very uncomplimentary; in fact, I was quite flattered.
My Brilliant Career
5
I take back every uncomplimentary remark I ever made about him.
Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party
Usage of unflattering in English
1
The latest data to confirm our unflattering position comes from Ookla Speedtest.
News.com.au
2
Word association paints a similarly unflattering picture: tin box, dinky and rust.
The Irish Times
3
Not Coleridge first threw that spell; but God's great, unflattering laureate, Nature.
Moby Dick
4
She is just making the point that you're using an unflattering name.
The Big U
5
Consequently, no even remotely unflattering story about Streisand had appeared for years.
The Guardian
6
He struggled and screamed and called me quite a few unflattering names.
The red pyramid
7
He stared at her with an astonishment that Hel found quite unflattering.
Runemarks
8
What the Mumbai police make of their unflattering portrayal, I can't imagine.
The Guardian
9
There are unflattering Batman and Robin references about both Canada and Russia.
The Guardian
10
The kite received in this unflattering way was Blackall's boasted toy-shop production.
Ernest Bracebridge: School Days
11
Charles is incensed after seeing an unflattering blog post written about him.
The South African
12
He had a very clear, if unflattering, picture of the learned physician.
Out of the Ashes
13
But Barry Brothers came back with more than a few unflattering articles.
Caught
14
He might call me various unflattering things, but not stodgy-notwith truth.
The Firefly of France
15
McNulty on the FBI's unflattering psychological profile of his made-up serial killer.
The Guardian
16
However, Ms Donohoe overstates this behaviour with sarcasm and in an unflattering way.
The Irish Times
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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