Uninviting

//ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not inviting, not attractive, not welcoming.

    "It's a world away from the dank and uninviting St Pancras that British Rail wanted to tear down in the 1960s."

Adjective
  1. 1
    neither attractive nor tempting wordnet
  2. 2
    not tempting wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
abhorrentagainst the grainbitterdisagreeabledisinvitingdislikable

Example

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"The 80m-high cliffs, steep from every angle, appear uninviting, even menacing."

Etymology

From un- + inviting.

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