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  • adjective Not flattered.

Etymologies

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un- +‎ flattered

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Examples

  • Zahi Hawass I can think of lots of other things to call him, all unflattered takes on his name chimed in about "respect" for the dead.

    Archive 2008-05-01 Jan 2008

  • Zahi Hawass I can think of lots of other things to call him, all unflattered takes on his name chimed in about "respect" for the dead.

    Friday Night Miscellany Jan 2008

  • Sadly, being a Woman of No Small Bust AND a of No Small Chin, I feel like I'd look like- distinctly unflattered.

    Collared! - A Dress A Day 2008

  • ‘Breathed to that extent,’ the Dean (not unflattered by this indirect homage) condescendingly remarks, ‘would be preferable.’

    The Mystery of Edwin Drood 2007

  • Within a month's time, President Herbert Hoover, unflattered by the honor and recognizing that the "depleted federal treasury" line really wasn't fooling anybody, asked the marchers to please go back where they came from.

    Miniseries #3: Summer of '32 2007

  • My reasoning is that TPM measures must maintain fair use as mandated by the law, and when the the copyrights etc expires, the same DRM measure must ensure unflattered access to the material as permitted by law.

    Uses and abuses of TPMs 2005

  • This kind of neckline can look good on someone who is unflattered de-flattered? by wide or scoop necklines that begin their journey downward from a distance away from the base of the neck.

    Oooooh. - A Dress A Day 2006

  • My reasoning is that TPM measures must maintain fair use as mandated by the law, and when the the copyrights etc expires, the same DRM measure must ensure unflattered access to the material as permitted by law.

    Uses and abuses of TPMs 2005

  • Only watched about 10 minutes of it, but Helena Bonham Carter was being so shrill and was so unflattered by the costumes I don't know if I'll be able to watch it all.

    Archive 2004-11-01 Holly 2004

  • Only watched about 10 minutes of it, but Helena Bonham Carter was being so shrill and was so unflattered by the costumes I don't know if I'll be able to watch it all.

    PBS costume spots Holly 2004

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