unhandsome

adjective

ˌən-ˈhan(t)-səm How to pronounce unhandsome (audio)
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as in ugly
unpleasant to look at a character actor with a distinctively craggy, unhandsome face

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as in rude
showing a lack of manners or consideration for others in an interview the free-spoken actor made some unhandsome remarks about his costars

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Recent Examples of unhandsome In the ’50s, almost all apparel sold in America was made in America, much of it in that blunt, unhandsome neighborhood halfway between Midtown and Chelsea, a patch of blocks less than a square mile, crammed daily with hundreds of thousands of workers. — Susan Dominus Photographs By Joshua Kissi Styled By Ian Bradley Sasha Weiss Photographs By Collier Schorr Styled By Jay Massacret Megan O’Grady Portrait By Mickalene Thomas and Racquel Chevremont Ligaya Mishan Photographs By Tina Barney, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhandsome
  1. ugly
  2. rude
  3. unpleasing
  4. ungracious
  5. hideous
  6. abrupt
  7. grotesque
Adjective
  • The 24-year-old displayed all of the good, the bad and the ugly in a 25-game stretch when called up to the majors last season when starting catcher Gabriel Moreno was injured.
    — Chuck Murr, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Imagine the classic tale The Ugly Duckling, by Hans Christian Andersen — only, in this version, the ugly duckling doesn’t mature into a beautiful swan.
    — Matt Kracht, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of ugly
Adjective
  • The move garnered mixed reactions, with many calling out Brown for his rude tone and choice of words.
    — Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Shift The Focus To Collaboration Sometimes, rude colleagues act out of insecurity or stress.
    — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of rude
Adjective
  • Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful.
    — Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 1 Oct. 2019
  • His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.
    — SI.com, SI.com, 1 Feb. 2018
Definition of unpleasing
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  • Trump, in turn, canceled the additional metals tariff, reverting to his original 25 percent imposition, and then took his predictably ungracious victory lap.
    — Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • And your only question is how to deal with an ungracious host?
    — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of ungracious
Adjective
  • The Wild played a hideous third period, and the Blues got two more goals from Kyrou.
    — Michael Russo, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Just to give one small example: early on in the movie Bernice, who spends most of the story bedridden watching shopping channels, spots a hideous piece of clothing being advertised on television.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of hideous
Adjective
  • The abrupt cutoff of funds has led to a scramble to pay for food for malnourished children in Sudan, health care for refugees from Myanmar, and maternal health services in Yemen.
    — Chen Reis, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Cool, calm weather can extend the length of the bloom, and a rainy, windy day can bring an abrupt end to the ephemeral blossoms.
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of abrupt
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  • But Sriram’s movie — a grotesque odyssey through a place called Trashtown, which has shades of New Orleans and a hint of Los Angeles — is at least impressively strange.
    — Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The result was the grotesque spectacle of people increasingly debilitated by starvation and disease doing hard physical labor for wages that were not sufficient to keep their families alive.
    — Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of grotesque

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