unprepossessing
/ˌʌnpriːpəˈzɛsɪŋ
/adjective
Not attractive or appealing to the eye: despite his unprepossessing appearance he had an animal magnetism he was as surly and unprepossessing as his wife...
- His conquests have surprised many, largely because of his unprepossessing appearance.
- Even the most flattering chronicles noted the marshal's unprepossessing appearance: of medium height, with at best regular features and heavy eyebrows that allegedly joined over the nose.
- As a boy he was physically weak and maladroit, and at the same time acutely self-conscious about what he felt to be his unprepossessing appearance; in consequence, he played no part in games and tended to be a natural prey to bullies.
Rhymes
- lord of the manor
- Lord Ordinary
- lordosis
- lordotic
- lord paramount
- Lord President of the Council
- Lord Privy Seal
- Lord Protector of the Commonwealth
- Lord Provost
- Lord's
- lords and ladies
- lordship
- Lords of Session
- Lords spiritual
- Lords temporal
- Lord Treasurer
- Lordy
- lore
- Lorelei
- Loren, Sophia
- Lorentz contraction
- Lorentz force
- Lorentz group
- Lorentz, Hendrik Antoon
- Lorentz transformation