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unattracting

unattracting adjective: that does not attract.

Adjective

unattracting (comparative more unattracting, superlative most unattracting)

  1. That does not attract.
    • The entrances to caves are generally insignificant and unattracting. For the most part, no doubt, they have no entrance.1866, Richard Abbey, Diuturnity, page 80

Forms of unattracting

comparativemore unattracting
superlativemost unattracting

Origin of unattracting

From un- + attracting.

Questions about unattracting

What does unattracting mean?
Unattracting means that does not attract.
What part of speech is unattracting?
Unattracting is an adjective.

Words near unattracting in the dictionary

  1. unattired
  2. unattires
  3. unattiring
  4. unattractable
  5. unattracted
  6. unattracting
  7. unattraction
  8. unattractions
  9. unattractive
  10. unattractively
  11. unattractiveness

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