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unpresentable

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Adj.1.unpresentableunpresentable - creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression
unprepossessing
unattractive - lacking beauty or charm; "as unattractive as most mining regions"
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unpresentable [ˈʌnprɪˈzentəbl] ADJ → mal apersonado
unpresentable
adj (in appearance) → nicht präsentabel; clothes also → unansehnlich; (socially) → nicht gesellschaftsfähig; most of his friends are unpresentable → mit den meisten seiner Freunde kann man sich in der Öffentlichkeit nicht blicken lassen


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As I lay in bed this morning between sleeping and waking, an idea came riding on a sunbeam into my room,--a mad, whimsical idea, but one that suits my mood; and put briefly, it is this: how is it that I, a not unpresentable young man, a man not without accomplishments or experience, should have gone all these years without finding that
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
She had counted upon an even dozen seating themselves at her round mahogany board, forgetting for the moment that Madame Ratignolle was to the last degree souffrante and unpresentable, and not foreseeing that Madame Lebrun would send a thousand regrets at the last moment.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context
Mr Meagles regretted that the nature of the duties in which she was engaged, rendered Mrs Tickit unpresentable at present, but hoped to introduce her to the new visitor to-morrow.
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