- not handsome or attractive; plain; homely
- not gracious or courteous; rude; unbecoming
- stingy; mean
unhandsome
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unhandsome
adjective
- Not attractive or beautiful; homely.
- Not courteous or in good taste; ungracious.
Related Forms:
- un·hand′some·ly
adverb
- un·hand′some·ness
noun
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Adjective
(comparative more unhandsome or unhandsomer, superlative most unhandsome or unhandsomest)
- Not handsome.
Origin
un- +"Ž handsome
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