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—uninvitingly, adv. —uninvitingness, n./un'in vuy"ting/, adj.not inviting; unpleasant: a region with an uninviting climate.[1680-90; UN-1 + INVITING]Syn. unappealing, unattractive, disagreeable.
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uninviting — index antipathetic (distasteful), bleak (severely simple), objectionable, repulsive, unacceptable, undesirable, unsavory … Law dictionary
uninviting — [adj] disagreeable, not pleasant awful, bad, disgusting, displeasing, distasteful, nasty, nauseating, offensive, repulsive, rotten, sickening, sour, unappealing, unappetizing, unpalatable, unpleasant; concepts 537,548 … New thesaurus
uninviting — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not attractive; unpleasant. DERIVATIVES uninvitingly adverb … English terms dictionary
uninviting — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
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uninviting — adjective an uninviting place seems unattractive or unpleasant: an uninviting, desolate landscape … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
uninviting — un|in|vit|ing [ ,ʌnın vaıtıŋ ] adjective not attractive or pleasant: The water in the lake looked cold and uninviting … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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uninviting — UK [ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ] / US adjective not attractive or pleasant The water in the lake looked cold and uninviting … English dictionary
uninviting — adjective Not welcoming; not attractive … Wiktionary
