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unpleasantly

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un·pleas·ant  (n-plznt)
adj.
Not pleasing; disagreeable.

un·pleasant·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.unpleasantlyunpleasantly - in an unpleasant manner; "he had been unpleasantly surprised"
agreeably, enjoyably, pleasantly - in an enjoyable manner; "we spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon"
Translations
unpleasantly [ʌnˈplezntlɪ] ADVde manera poco agradable
"no," he said unpleasantly-no -dijo en tono nada amistoso
the bomb fell unpleasantly closela bomba cayó lo bastante cerca como para inquietarnos
unpleasantly [ʌnˈplɛzəntli] adv
(= disagreeably) [hot, cold, sweet] → désagréablement
The smell was unpleasantly strong → L'odeur était désagréablement forte.
The Lyles are an unpleasantly hypocritical pair → Le couple Lyle est d'une désagréable hypocrisie.
(= in an unfriendly way) [laugh, say] → d'une manière déplaisante
unpleasantly
adv replyunliebenswürdig, unfreundlich; warm, smellunangenehm; he was getting unpleasantly close to the truthes war unangenehm, wie nah er an der Wahrheit war; not unpleasantly soauf nicht unangenehme Weise
unpleasantly [ʌnˈplɛzntlɪ] advin modo poco piacevole
the room smelt unpleasantly of fish → c'era un odore sgradevole di pesce nella stanza
it was unpleasantly close to the truth → era spiacevolmente vicino al vero
it's unpleasantly hot in here → qui dentro fa troppo caldo, per i miei gusti
unpleasantly [ʌnˈplɛzntlɪ] advin modo poco piacevole
the room smelt unpleasantly of fish → c'era un odore sgradevole di pesce nella stanza
it was unpleasantly close to the truth → era spiacevolmente vicino al vero
it's unpleasantly hot in here → qui dentro fa troppo caldo, per i miei gusti


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This strange blending of odours consisted of something faintly and unpleasantly aromatic, mixed with another underlying smell, so unutterably sickening that he threw open the window, and put his head out into the fresh air, unable to endure the horribly infected atmosphere for a moment longer.
A great many ladies talked then, and several of them talked all at once, and even more loudly and more unpleasantly than before.
"I must explain to you," said the major, "that, fully confiding in the signature of the Abbe Busoni, I had not provided myself with any other funds; so that if this resource had failed me, I should have found myself very unpleasantly situated in Paris.
 
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