Unhandsomely
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In an unhandsome manner.
"McClellan at once wrote that he should continue to "work just as cheerfully as before;" but he felt that the removal was very unhandsomely made just as he was entering upon active operations."
Example
More examples"McClellan at once wrote that he should continue to "work just as cheerfully as before;" but he felt that the removal was very unhandsomely made just as he was entering upon active operations."
Etymology
From unhandsome + -ly.
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