unappetizing
Britishadjective
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(of food) not pleasing or stimulating to the appetite
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(of a prospect, person, etc) not appealing or attractive
unappetizing to investors
Example Sentences
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Penelope also found the tale moving, but despite her sympathy she found herself wishing that the Widow Ashton had not chosen to tell such an unappetizing story at the dinner table.
From Literature
But these days, telling a table for two that they only have 90 minutes to eat is unappetizing, says Benjamin Berg, founder of the Berg restaurant group in Houston.
She and T.J. obtain it at a local convenience store bathed in unappetizing fluorescent lighting.
From Salon
Other flowers with unappetizing odors use different chemicals as their top notes, all with the purpose of attracting pollinators drawn to the aroma of their preferred type of rotting meat.
From Salon
“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
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