unlovely
adjective
un·love·ly
ˌən-ˈləv-lē 
: not likable : disagreeable, unpleasant
an unlovely name
Examples of unlovely in a Sentence
Sunday night is often spoiled by the unlovely thought of having to go back to school or work the next morning.
an unlovely but efficient little machine
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Now the future is here, a hulking mass on an unlovely corner at the border of Hollywood and West Hollywood, surrounded by luxury apartments and empty lots.
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
It was supposed to belong to no other region, a geographic leftover to which the unlovely work of government could be relegated.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Aug. 2025
In so doing, the state has taken a wholly worthwhile cause — the cause of individual choice — and sullied it with an unlovely combination of hypocrisy and two-bit protectionism.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 May 2024
And this was something that goes by the very unlovely acronym of a BVLOS flight.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Apr. 2024
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
It was supposed to belong to no other region, a geographic leftover to which the unlovely work of government could be relegated.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Aug. 2025
In so doing, the state has taken a wholly worthwhile cause — the cause of individual choice — and sullied it with an unlovely combination of hypocrisy and two-bit protectionism.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 May 2024
And this was something that goes by the very unlovely acronym of a BVLOS flight.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Apr. 2024
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unlovely
adjective
un·love·ly
ˌən-ˈləv-lē
ˈən-
: having no charm or appeal : disagreeable
an unlovely story about betrayal
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