What does unamiable mean?
Unamiable means Not amiable; not likable..
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/ʌnˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/ · adjective
Not amiable; not likable..
A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean? […] I don’t much like pictures of that sort—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether. They are conscious of looking very unamiable, I suppose, and therefore hate to be seen.
Burning torches and heated irons are sometimes resorted to as aids in subduing unamiable and obstinate animals.
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Unamiable means Not amiable; not likable..
Common synonyms include inamiable.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean? […] I don’t much like pictures of that sort—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether. They are conscious of looking very unamiable, I suppose, and therefore hate to be seen.
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