unappealingadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnəˈpiːlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənəˈpilɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, appealing adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + appealing adj.

(un- prefix¹ 4.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adjective] > unattractive

unlustya1425

favourless1594

unpersonable1601

unpromising1632

untaking1683

uninviting1686

uncharming1687

charmless1710

plain-looking1744

unengaging1749

unattracting1776

unprepossessing1790

unattractive1813

attractionless1832

unappealing1846

unsweet1866

unwinning1890

unfaceable1899

unenticing1914

schlubby1968

mug2009

1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing South).

1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters IV. 313 Without some correlative understanding in the spectator, Titian's work..must be utterly dead and unappealing to him.

1865 C. Stanford Symbols Christ (1878) vii. 190 Hidden meanings sparkle out from lines in his Bible that before seemed blank and unappealing.

Draft additions September 2013

unaˈppealingly adv.

ΚΠ

1911 C. Pollock Footlights 351 Stock companies so unappealingly near as Fifty-eighth Street and Lexington Avenue.

1980 N.Y. Times 20 June c24/5 The nearly two dozen items on view at the Sabarsky exhibition..define the world as a violent, bloody, unappealingly erotic and totally evil phantasmagoria.

2007 H. Blumenthal Further Adventures in Search of Perfection 78 The Petri dish emphasised the oyster's weird, organ-like appearance. It looked unappealingly like a lab specimen.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unappealing
释义	unappealingadj. Brit. /ˌʌnəˈpiːlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənəˈpilɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, appealing adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + appealing adj. (un- prefix¹ 4.) ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adjective] > unattractive unlustya1425 favourless1594 unpersonable1601 unpromising1632 untaking1683 uninviting1686 uncharming1687 charmless1710 plain-looking1744 unengaging1749 unattracting1776 unprepossessing1790 unattractive1813 attractionless1832 unappealing1846 unsweet1866 unwinning1890 unfaceable1899 unenticing1914 schlubby1968 mug2009 1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing South). 1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters IV. 313 Without some correlative understanding in the spectator, Titian's work..must be utterly dead and unappealing to him. 1865 C. Stanford Symbols Christ (1878) vii. 190 Hidden meanings sparkle out from lines in his Bible that before seemed blank and unappealing. Draft additions September 2013 unaˈppealingly adv. ΚΠ 1911 C. Pollock Footlights 351 Stock companies so unappealingly near as Fifty-eighth Street and Lexington Avenue. 1980 N.Y. Times 20 June c24/5 The nearly two dozen items on view at the Sabarsky exhibition..define the world as a violent, bloody, unappealingly erotic and totally evil phantasmagoria. 2007 H. Blumenthal Further Adventures in Search of Perfection 78 The Petri dish emphasised the oyster's weird, organ-like appearance. It looked unappealingly like a lab specimen. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1846
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