unappetizing

/ ʌnˈæpɪˌtaɪzɪŋ /

adjective

1. (of food) not pleasing or stimulating to the appetite
2. (of a prospect, person, etc) not appealing or attractive

   unappetizing to investors

Example Sentences

“A lot of food we’ve been recommended since we’ve been here looks like this,” he said, showing pictures of several unappetizing, and what appeared to be soggy and discolored, foods.

From Salon

And once they're ripe, they become unappetizing fast.

From Salon

The kerosene conflagration causes the water itself to boil over, releasing a fireball and enormous amounts of smoke, which in turn also happens to remove all scum and impurities, allowing for the fish to then be served without unappetizing crud decorating it.

From Salon

But unappetizing recipes aren’t the most harmful results that the feature can kick out.

From Salon

Written with the Trinidadian novelist Samuel Selvon, “Pressure” is a didactic film, opening with Tony’s mother frying up a traditional English breakfast, with greasy bacon shown in unappetizing close-up, triggering Colin’s disdain for the local cuisine.

From New York Times

Related Words

• insipid
• unappealing
• unattractive
• uninteresting
• unpalatable
• unpleasant
• unsavory