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unpleasantry

unpleasantry noun: that which is unpleasant.

Noun

unpleasantry (countable and uncountable, plural unpleasantries)

  1. That which is unpleasant.
  2. An unpleasant remark, behaviour, etc.

Antonyms of unpleasantry

Forms of unpleasantry

pluralunpleasantries

Origin of unpleasantry

From un- + pleasantry or unpleasant + -ry

Questions about unpleasantry

What does unpleasantry mean?
Unpleasantry means that which is unpleasant.
What part of speech is unpleasantry?
Unpleasantry is a noun.
What is the plural of unpleasantry?
The plural of unpleasantry is unpleasantries.

Words near unpleasantry in the dictionary

  1. unpleasantish
  2. unpleasantly
  3. unpleasantness
  4. unpleasantnesses
  5. unpleasantries
  6. unpleasantry
  7. unpleaseable
  8. unpleased
  9. unpleasing
  10. unpleasingly
  11. unpleasingness

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