unappealing

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un·ap·peal·ing

(ŭn′ə-pē′lĭng)

adj.

Not appealing to the senses, as in appearance, taste, or aroma: a bland, unappealing dinner.

un′ap·peal′ing·ly adv.

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unappealing

(ˌʌnəˈpiːlɪŋ)

adj

not attractive or pleasing

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Adj.	1.	unappealing - (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings; "all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic" unlikable, unlikeable, unsympathetic drama - the literary genre of works intended for the theater
	2.	unappealing - not able to attract favorable attention; "they have made the place as unappealing as possible"; "was forced to talk to his singularly unappealing hostess" appealing - able to attract interest or draw favorable attention; "He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology"- Vincent Starrett; "an appealing sense of humor"; "the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing"

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unappealing

[ˈʌnəˈpiːlɪŋ] ADJ → poco atractivo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unappealing

[ˌʌnəˈpiːlɪŋ] adj (= ugly) → laid(e)
an unappealing habit → une mauvaise habitude

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unappealing

adj → nicht ansprechend, nicht reizvoll; person also → unansehnlich; prospect, sight → nicht verlockend; to be unappealing to somebody → für jdn nicht verlockend sein

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unappealing

[ˌʌnəˈpiːlɪŋ] adj → poco attraente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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