unpersonableadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈpəːsn̩əbl/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈpəːs(ə)nəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈpərs(ə)nəb(ə)l/ Not personable, uncongenial; lacking personal charm; unappealing in appearance, manner, or behaviour.
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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
1601 F. Godwin Catal. Bishops of Eng. 280 A man not onely not furnished with competent giftes of learning, but so vnpersonable (saith Walsingham) as if the Pope had but seene him, he would neuer haue cast so high a dignity vpon him.
1632 P. Holland tr. Xenophon Cyrupædia 46 A man for his body not unpersonable, and in regard of his minde, seeming no ignoble and base pesant.
1753 C. Fleming Theophilus to Gaius 24 A voice, either unmusical or ill-managed; a careless gesture; an unpersonable appearance.
1833 Athenæum 2 Feb. 76/1 Her person so delightfully unpersonable, short-waisted, doleful headed, unexact.
1941 Prairie Schooner 15 23 Teachers who are unscientific, unpersonable, and prejudiced.
2006 C. James North Face Soho x. 149 The unpersonable men have become the biggest charisma-merchants of the lot.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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