uncomplimentary

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"I am not being uncomplimentary, am I?" smiled the Greek.

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  • Upon expansion this term proved to mean something uncomplimentary, a daughter of Mars, a young soul and pertaining to some lowly plane in the astrological cosmos. —  Death of a Ghost - Margery Allingham - Campion 06
  • If he has not, you must keep the money as a punishment for the uncomplimentary allusion you have made to Field's Horace. —  Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions, v2
  • If an opponent says something uncomplimentary or boastful, does it really go up on the bulletin board? —  Top Stories - Google News
  • The Harrisburg Patriot and Union was as uncomplimentary: "We pass over the silly remarks of the President; for the credit of the nation we are willing that the veil of oblivion shall be dropped over them and that they shall no more be repeated or thought of." —  TrinidadExpress Today's News
  • Authorities in Benin have decided to drop the national team's long-time nickname of "The Squirrels" in the belief it is uncomplimentary, the sports ministry said on Wednesday. —  Taipei Times
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