uncharming

adjective

un·​charm·​ing ˌən-ˈchär-miŋ How to pronounce uncharming (audio)
: lacking charm
an uncharming manner/style/person
uncharmingly adverb

Examples of uncharming in a Sentence

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In the stark light of morning, for a charming breakfast or brunch in a rather uncharming part of town, head to the Fox River Mall. Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com, 11 Nov. 2019 With some seven million volumes and 8,000 manuscripts housed in a modernist 1970s-era building in the decidedly uncharming environs of the Termini rail station, this is clearly a place for serious scholars, not dreamy bookish tourists. David Laskin, New York Times, 13 June 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1687, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uncharming was in 1687

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“Uncharming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncharming. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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