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uninviting

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un·in·vit·ing  (nn-vtng)
adj.
Not pleasant or attractive; disagreeable: an uninviting prospect.

unin·viting·ly adv.

uninviting [ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ]
adj
not tempting, alluring, or attractive
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.uninviting - neither attractive nor tempting
unattractive - lacking beauty or charm; "as unattractive as most mining regions"
inviting - attractive and tempting; "an inviting offer"
2.uninvitinguninviting - not tempting                        
unseductive - not seductive

uninviting
Translations
uninviting [ˈʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ] ADJ [appearance, offer] → poco atractivo; [food] → poco apetitoso
uninviting [ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ] adj
[place] → inhospitalier/ière
uninviting
adj appearance, atmospherenicht (gerade) einladend; prospectnicht (gerade) verlockend; smell, food, sightunappetitlich; rather uninvitingwenig einladend/wenig verlockend/ziemlich unappetitlich
uninviting [ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ] adj (place, food) → poco invitante; (offer) → poco allettante
uninviting [ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ] adj (place, food) → poco invitante; (offer) → poco allettante


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Monotonous and uninviting as much of the Holy Land will appear to
Faults in the abstract are each and all so uninviting, not to say alarming, but, associated with certain eyes and hair and tender little gowns, it is curious how they lose their terrors; and, as with vice in the poet's image, we end by embracing what we began by dreading.
Here I found myself thrown among strange people; here everything was grim and uninviting, with teachers continually shouting at me, and my fellow-pupils for ever holding me up to derision, and myself constantly feeling awkward and uncouth.
 
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