- unhandsome
- un·handsome
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unhandsome
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Unhandsome — Un*hand some, a. 1. Not handsome; not beautiful; ungraceful; not comely or pleasing; plain; homely. [1913 Webster] Were she other than she is, she were unhandsome. Shak. [1913 Webster] I can not admit that there is anything unhandsome or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unhandsome — index unbecoming, unseemly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unhandsome — [unhan′səm] adj. 1. not handsome or attractive; plain; homely 2. not gracious or courteous; rude; unbecoming 3. stingy; mean unhandsomely adv … English World dictionary
unhandsome — unhandsomely, adv. unhandsomeness, n. /un han seuhm/, adj. 1. lacking good looks; not attractive in physical appearance; plain or ugly. 2. ungracious; discourteous; unseemly: an unhandsome exchange of epithets. 3. ungenerous; illiberal: an… … Universalium
unhandsome — un•hand•some [[t]ʌnˈhæn səm[/t]] adj. 1) lacking good looks; not physically attractive; plain or ugly 2) ungracious; discourteous; unseemly 3) ungenerous; illiberal: an unhandsome reward[/ex] • Etymology: 1520–30 un•hand′some•ly, adv.… … From formal English to slang
unhandsome — adjective Date: 1530 not handsome: as a. not beautiful ; homely b. unbecoming, unseemly c. lacking in courtesy or taste ; rude • unhandsomely adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
unhandsome — adjective Not handsome … Wiktionary
unhandsome — Synonyms and related words: beautiless, blemished, blotted, cacophonic, cacophonous, defaced, discourteous, disfigured, disrespectful, dysphemistic, dysphemized, homely, ill bred, ill mannered, impertinent, impolite, inelegant, marred, plain,… … Moby Thesaurus
unhandsome — adjective not handsome … English new terms dictionary
unhandsome — a. 1. Plain, ugly, ill looking, uncomely, homely. 2. Unbecoming, unsuitable, ungraceful, undignified. 3. Unfair, illiberal, disingenuous, ungenerous. 4. Uncivil, impolite, churlish … New dictionary of synonyms
