unwelcome

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It is quite obvious that such exclusions aim to protect own services on own networks against unwelcome, that is to say cheaper, competitive offerings.

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  1. Not welcome; not pleasing; not well received; producing sadness: as, an unwelcome guest. I fear We shall be much unwelcome. Shak., T. and C., iv. 1. 35. The unwelcome news of his grandson's dangerous state … induced him to set out forthwith for Holland. Barham, Ingoldsby Legends, I. 203.
  2. To treat as being unwelcome; be displeased with. [Rare.] She can soften the occasional expression of half-concealed ridicule with which the poor old fellow's sallies are liable to be welcome—or unwelcomed. The Atlantic, LXV. 550.

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  • It is quite obvious that such exclusions aim to protect own services on own networks against unwelcome, that is to say cheaper, competitive offerings. —  Skype Blogs
  • Made to feel unwanted and unwelcome, and without respect for their exertions or prospects for advancement, experienced and essential middle-ranking officers - a development economist; legal adviser; linguist; and a Caribbean and Latin American specialist among them - also started to leave. —  Stabroek News
  • "We will pitch here, below the gateway, and see which of us will tire first 1] Grant, patent 2] Hathis_, elephants CHAPTER XI MURDER MOST FOUL However unwelcome might be the presence of Gerrard and his force, Sher Singh could not, for very shame's sake, show his feelings, and a host of servants came down from the fort to point out the best camping-ground, and to bring the rasad_, or free rations, necessarily provided for guests. —  The Path to Honour
  • I tell you that when I learn from the head of this household that I am unwelcome, then I will retreat, and not until then! —  Capitola's Peril A Sequel to 'The Hidden Hand'
  • The royal peace policy was very unwelcome, and agitated the feeling of the country profoundly. —  A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III (of 4)
 

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