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Meanings of
unprepossessing
in inglês
Creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression.
unpresentable
Related terms
unattractive
Synonyms
Examples for "
unpresentable
"
unpresentable
Examples for "
unpresentable
"
1
Indeed, in its original form, dramatically it is all but
unpresentable
.
2
This was her way of alluding to my
unpresentable
appearance.
3
Every profession has its
unpresentable
aspects, which ought not to be seen by out-siders.
4
It was not a rebuke for priggishness; it was the
unpresentable
statement of a fact.
5
Rickman (barring certain dreadful possibilities of speech) was really by no means
unpresentable
.
Usage of
unprepossessing
in inglês
1
The ngoni may look quite
unprepossessing
-like a flattened child's guitar.
2
A few visitors remain standing before the
unprepossessing
grave, others pass casually.
3
Behind their
unprepossessing
exteriors lurk traces of loneliness, homesickness, fear or affection.
4
Altogether it was as
unprepossessing
a place as I had ever seen.
5
Beckert is not a wronged man taunted unfairly for his
unprepossessing
looks.
6
Over this
unprepossessing
area moved the unfortunate performers, wearing scruffy, modern, everyday clothes.
7
Notwithstanding the
unprepossessing
appearance of the shore, we thankfully hurried into the boat.
8
They are the most
unprepossessing
humans I have seen the whole world round.
9
Both were diminutive in size, bow-legged, lame in one foot, and altogether
unprepossessing
.
10
I have never seen so
unprepossessing
a site for human habitation.
11
The manuscript, a small,
unprepossessing
thing, would fit comfortably into an average-size hand.
12
His disheveled hair and burning eyes gave an
unprepossessing
touch to the picture.
13
And yet, that
unprepossessing
ordinariness is what makes Buscemi captivating as a performer.
14
If not rude, he was sometimes, indeed generally, abrupt and
unprepossessing
in manner.
15
The place seemed to be a sort of private hotel, unostentatious and
unprepossessing
.
16
Too late, Tommy remembered his scheme of obliterating the
unprepossessing
Conrad.
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unprepossessing
unprepossess
Verb
Present
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
unprepossessing appearance
very unprepossessing
most unprepossessing
unprepossessing face
unprepossessing exterior
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Unprepossessing
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Unprepossessing
across language varieties
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