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- Dictionaryunflattering/ʌnˈflat(ə)rɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. not flattering: "the reviews of the book were very unflattering" Similar Opposite
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UNFLATTERING definition: 1. not flattering, or making someone look less attractive or seem worse than usual: 2. not…. Learn more.
UNFLATTERING meaning: 1. not flattering, or making someone look less attractive or seem worse than usual: 2. not…. Learn more.
The meaning of UNFLATTERING is not flattering; especially : unfavorable. How to use unflattering in a sentence.
Unflattering definition: not flattering. See examples of UNFLATTERING used in a sentence.
An unflattering movie review makes the film sound boring or badly acted. When something is flattering, it compliments someone, or shows a person or a thing in its very best light, from the Old French root flater, "caress." Add the "not" prefix un-, and you get unflattering.
If you describe something as unflattering, you mean that it makes a person or thing seem less attractive than they really are. He depicted the town's respectable families in an unflattering light. The knee-length dresses were unflattering and ugly. Synonyms: unattractive, plain, unbecoming, unprepossessing More Synonyms of unflattering.
adjective. 1. blunt, critical, honest, candid, warts and all, uncomplimentary He depicted the town's families in an unflattering light. 2. unattractive, plain, unbecoming, unprepossessing The knee-length dresses were unflattering and ugly.
Definition of unflattering adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
unflattering definition: making someone look less attractive or seem worse than usual: . Learn more.
unflattering meaning, definition, what is unflattering: making someone look or seem bad or unatt...: Learn more.
