| 单词 | uncomplimentary |
| 释义 | uncomplimentary (once / 14924 pages) adj WORD FAMILY uncomplimentary: uncomplimentarily+/compliment: complimentary, complimented, complimenting, compliments/complimentary: complimentarily, uncomplimentary USAGE EXAMPLESHe yells after you, a profanity followed by an uncomplimentary descriptor. The Guardian(Oct 20, 2016) “Why can’t you marry me?” she demanded, ready to clout him again if he gave an uncomplimentary reply. Joseph Heller, Catch-22(1961) He also made uncomplimentary remarks about journalists and the Washington foreign-policy establishment, calling the former callow and the latter infested with groupthink. Washington Post(May 16, 2016) 1adj showing or representing unfavorably an uncomplimentary dress Syn|Ant unflattering flattering showing or representing to advantage adulatoryobsequiously complimentary becomingdisplaying or setting off to best advantage ingratiating, ingratiatory, insinuatingcalculated to please or gain favor 2adj tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage Syn|Ant belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting tending to diminish or disparage derogative, derogatory, disparagingexpressive of low opinion dislogistic, dyslogistic, pejorativeexpressing disapproval sneering, snide, superciliousexpressive of contempt unfavorable, unfavourablenot encouraging or approving or pleasing complimentary conveying or resembling a compliment encomiastic, eulogistic, panegyric, panegyricalformally expressing praise laudatory, praiseful, praisingfull of or giving praise favorable, favourableencouraging or approving or pleasing |
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