Disinviting

//ˌdɪsɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ// adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of disinvite form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of uninviting (“not inviting, not attractive, not welcoming”). obsolete

    "No doubt but Moll’s Converſe vvith her ſelf, vvhoſe Diſinviting Eyes and Look ſunk invvards to her Breaſt, inform’d her of her Defects, and that ſhe vvas not made for the Pleaſure or Delight of Man; […]"

Synonyms

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uninviting

Example

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"No doubt but Moll’s Converſe vvith her ſelf, vvhoſe Diſinviting Eyes and Look ſunk invvards to her Breaſt, inform’d her of her Defects, and that ſhe vvas not made for the Pleaſure or Delight of Man; […]"

Etymology

From disinvite + -ing.

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