uncomely
adjective
un·come·ly
ˌən-ˈkəm-lē 
also -ˈkōm-,
or -ˈkäm-
uncomelier; uncomeliest
: unpleasant to look at : not comely
an uncomely creature
an uncomely portrait
… the assistant, who glanced back at Dorian with a look of shy wonder in his rough uncomely face.—
Oscar Wilde
Oscar WildeExamples of uncomely in a Sentence
behind his somewhat uncomely face lay a sweet and charming personality
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Everyone knows ugliness is in the eye of the beholder and, to a dog lover, there is no such thing as an uncomely canine.
—John Rogers, Twin Cities, 24 June 2019
In this dark comedy set primarily in the late 1920s, our narrator is Aroon St. Charles, the heavy, uncomely daughter of a landed Anglo-Irish family beset by money troubles.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2019
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John Rogers, Twin Cities, 24 June 2019
In this dark comedy set primarily in the late 1920s, our narrator is Aroon St. Charles, the heavy, uncomely daughter of a landed Anglo-Irish family beset by money troubles.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2019
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“Uncomely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncomely. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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