unattractive
adjective
un·at·trac·tive
ˌən-ə-ˈtrak-tiv 
unattractively
adverb
unattractiveness
noun
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Examples of unattractive in a Sentence
an unattractive, awkward baby bird
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Only an antidemocratic institutional apparatus can preserve the influence and power of this increasingly unattractive political movement, which appeals to a rapidly diminishing slice of the American public.
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Jon D. Michaels, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Such an environment would, most likely, make the Premier League a spectacularly unattractive investment for anyone except other nation states.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Residents in some neighborhoods still raise concerns about the unattractive utility boxes that must be located somewhere on their properties when an undergrounding project is complete.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2024
Duties may need to be as high as 50% for the European market to be unattractive to Chinese manufacturers.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 24 May 2024
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Jon D. Michaels, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Such an environment would, most likely, make the Premier League a spectacularly unattractive investment for anyone except other nation states.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Residents in some neighborhoods still raise concerns about the unattractive utility boxes that must be located somewhere on their properties when an undergrounding project is complete.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2024
Duties may need to be as high as 50% for the European market to be unattractive to Chinese manufacturers.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 24 May 2024
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“Unattractive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unattractive. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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unattractive
adjective
un·at·trac·tive
-ˈtrak-tiv
: not attractive : plain
unattractively
adverb
unattractiveness
noun
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