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unhandsome

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1
as in ugly
unpleasant to look at a character actor with a distinctively craggy, unhandsome face

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as in rude
showing a lack of manners or consideration for others in an interview the free-spoken actor made some unhandsome remarks about his costars

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“Unhandsome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhandsome. Accessed 27 Nov. 2022.

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