ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Unpleasing

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ʌnˈpliːzɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Unpleasing is an adjective meaning Not pleasing; unpleasant.

Meaning

Not pleasing; unpleasant.

Example Sentences

This looked peculiar at first, but not unpleasing when one gets used to it.
Zander took out a silk handkerchief and vented some unpleasing odour from his mouth.
‘[…] Be assured, my dear, that these were the harshest words, and to me the most unpleasing that ever escaped your lips!’
It is, it is: hie hence, be gone, away! It is the lark that sings so out of tune, Straining harsh discords and unpleasing sharps.

Synonyms for unpleasing

Depending on context, synonyms include graceless, ungracious.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ungracious, graceless, sharps, displeasurable, unpleasurable, unpalatable.

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