unattractive

adjective

un·at·trac·tive | \ ˌən-ə-ˈtrak-tiv

Definition of unattractive

: not attractive : plain, dull

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Examples of unattractive in a Sentence

an unattractive, awkward baby bird

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Yep, the guy has basically never had an unattractive stage in his entire life. — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, "Nate Berkus’s Throwback Photos Are The Instagram Content You Never Knew You Needed," 25 Jan. 2019 So extending a path to citizenship for DREAMers or anyone else in exchange for a not-very-useful wall is an unattractive deal. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "The shutdown is intractable because Trump’s wall is ridiculous and Republicans know it," 8 Jan. 2019 With no basement, attic or spare room, unglamorous documents have no home and can end up stacked in plain sight in utilitarian boxes, unattractive reminders of the bureaucracy of life. — New York Times, "Buried in Paperwork," 6 July 2018 But for anyone who went to Tiger Stadium to watch an unattractive home schedule, there was a consistent noticeable number of empty seats and bundles of scalpers' tickets for sale. — Ron Higgins, NOLA.com, "Greg Sankey doesn't want the SEC under the gun," 13 Feb. 2018 Inhalers shouldn’t be an object used to signify that a person or character is weak, or uncool, or unattractive. — Kate Gardner, SELF, "Please Stop Giving All Nerdy Pop Culture Characters Asthma," 24 Aug. 2018 The 'Everton Way' has been mentioned multiple times and ultimately, the unattractive style of play led to his downfall. — SI.com, "Style Over Substance for Everton as Allardyce Gets the Sack Following Top-Half Premier League Finish," 22 May 2018 Elections can get nasty, personal, and competitive, and that can be unattractive to people without a special interest in politics, or really to anyone who doesn't want to get into the drama of the moment. — Amanda Mitchell, Marie Claire, "Who to Vote for in the 2018 Midterms: A Complete Guide to Figuring It Out," 13 Sep. 2018 But many national security professionals see taking new detainees to Guantánamo as unattractive for several reasons. — New York Times, "U.S. Transfers First Guantánamo Detainee Under Trump, Who Vowed to Fill It," 2 May 2018

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