unflattering
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She talks almost exclusively about herself, interrupts constantly and has an opinion about everyone, often an unflattering one.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
In December, Vanity Fair published interviews with Wiles in which she gave a blunt - and occasionally unflattering - assessment of her time working in the Trump White House.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
"Such unflattering incidents are conspicuously absent from Byfield's earlier accounts of his military service," O'Keeffe says.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Although everyone comments on her beauty, 17-year-old Fatima prefers to tie her hair back in a ponytail, her bright eyes buried underneath a black ball cap, her body concealed in unflattering tracksuits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
When she saw one photo taken at an unflattering angle, she examined it for a while and found in it a small and wicked pleasure.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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