Definitions

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  • adjective Not likable

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings
  • adjective difficult or impossible to like

Etymologies

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From un- + like + -able.

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Examples

  • I forgive them for that and their behaviour because In the end it comes down to the fact that everyone is insecure, and conveys their insecurity sometimes in unlikable and irritating ways when they are various situations.

    Lampreys, Megamouths and Cane Toads: Overmarketing 2006

  • "The incident may have helped humanize a candidate whom many voters have called unlikable," the Journal says.

    When All Bets Are Off 2008

  • In fact, I bet in high school I would have dismissed it as I did so many books I was forced to read as being boring and having 'unlikable' characters.

    Some Short Thoughts on a Spare Novel Karen Burnham 2010

  • In fact, I bet in high school I would have dismissed it as I did so many books I was forced to read as being boring and having 'unlikable' characters.

    Archive 2010-03-01 Karen Burnham 2010

  • It's hard to imagine Giuliani not leading the "unlikable" category!

    TPM Track Composite: Obama's Big Lead Holding Steady 2009

  • The more time and energy they spend on depicting Sen. Clinton or any other Democrat as "unlikable," all we have to do is remind them of the "likable" goof who's been sitting in the Oval Office for the last six years.

    What's Not to Like? 2007

  • I began writing a chick lit and my Fearless Leader and groupies all women over 50 btwsaid my protag was "unlikable" if she was 35 and doing the things she was doing.

    Do you like Miss Snark? Miss Snark 2005

  • OK, I know "unlikable" isn't the right word, because obviously many people DO like her.

    Cinematical 2010

  • Allison Iraheta hit it out of the park, and for once the judges supported her (well, except for Simon who blamed her for seeming "unlikable").

    mjsbigblog 2009

  • And I'll get all over that "unlikable" thing right after I've finished dealing with that personal hygiene problem you just told me I have.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2009

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