uncomely
uncomely adjective: homely; unattractive.
Adjective
uncomely (comparative uncomelier, superlative uncomeliest)
- Homely; unattractive.
- The ghost of a demure smile flickered about her mouth as she complied, and in that moment her face seemed less uncomely.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados
Adverb
uncomely (comparative more uncomely, superlative most uncomely)
- In an uncomely way; inappropriately, unappealingly.
- The first troupe was a monstrous rablement / Of fowle misshapen wights, of which some were / Headed like Owles, with beckes vncomely bent […]1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto XI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
uncomely meaning in Kannada
uncomely in Kannada
- ಅಂದವಿಲ್ಲದ, ಹದನಲ್ಲದ, ಸಲುವಳಿ ಮೀರಿದ
Forms of uncomely
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | uncomelier |
| superlative | uncomeliest |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more uncomely |
| superlative | most uncomely |
Origin of uncomely
From Middle English uncomli, uncomelich, uncumelich, unkumelich, equivalent to un- + comely.
From Middle English uncomly, uncomli, from the adjective (see above).
Words formed from uncomely
Questions about uncomely
- What does uncomely mean?
- Uncomely means homely; unattractive.
- What is uncomely in Kannada?
- Uncomely in Kannada is ಅಂದವಿಲ್ಲದ, ಹದನಲ್ಲದ, ಸಲುವಳಿ ಮೀರಿದ. See Uncomely meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is uncomely?
- Uncomely can be an adjective or an adverb.
Words near uncomely in the dictionary
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