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untelegenic en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English telegenic English untelegenic From un- + telegenic.

Meanings

  1. Not telegenic
    • Then, finished with this last in a series of fly-around press conferences, his untelegenic features reddened from the cold, Simon quipped as he strolled to the car: "It's kind of nice and pleasant out here." 1988 February 5, David Moberg, “Jackson and Simon in Iowa”, in Chicago Reader:

Forms

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most untelegenic Degree=Sup lexicographic
more untelegenic Degree=Cmp lexicographic