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unlovelier

unlovelier is the comparative form of unlovely.

Meaning of unlovely

Adjective

unlovely (comparative unlovelier, superlative unloveliest)

  1. unattractive, ugly
    • But while she was resolved to say an affectionate farewell to Philip, how she looked forward to that evening walk in the still, fleckered shade of the hollows, away from all that was harsh and unlovely; […]1860, George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss, Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons

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Questions about unlovelier

What is unlovelier the comparative form of?
Unlovelier is the comparative form of unlovely.

Words near unlovelier in the dictionary

  1. unloveable
  2. unloveableness
  3. unloveably
  4. unloved
  5. unlovedness
  6. unlovelier
  7. unlovelies
  8. unloveliest
  9. unlovelily
  10. unloveliness
  11. unlovelinesses

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