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unflattering en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + flattering.

Meanings

  1. Not flattering.
    • Daniel Halper, online editor at the conservative Weekly Standard and the author of Clinton, Inc., an unflattering portrait of the Clintons, theorizes Huma had little choice after the second sexting fiasco but to stick with Hillary. 2016 January 31, “Is Huma Abedin Hillary Clinton’s Secret Weapon or Her Next Big Problem?”, in Vanity Fair, retrieved 21 Jan 2016:

Forms

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most unflattering Degree=Sup lexicographic
more unflattering Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

unflatteringly

Translations (4)

cs nelichotivý (not flattering) · nb uflatterende (not flattering) · pl niepochlebny (not flattering) · da uflatterende (not flattering)

unflattering en · VERB

Etymology

From un- + flattering.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of unflatter
    form of unflatter