unbonny en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + bonny.
Meanings
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(UK, regional) Not attractive; unpleasant to look at.
An unbonny sight she might have been amid all that slime and stink, a wader in blood with a face blackened by the smoke from the paraffin flares and the bubbly lamps, […]
1990, Douglas Rae, The Fires of Autumn, page 38:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unbonny | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unbonny | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |