unprepossessing
Example Sentences
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In the interim, however, this technology comes to us wrapped in some unprepossessing, temporized designs, like this fat-bellied seal in a plastic waistcoat.
Short and stout, he was unprepossessing and—especially unfortunate for a connoisseur of visual art—would soon lose the use of one eye in a car accident.
She’s a photographer who takes pictures of young men, with a particular preference for guys that are unprepossessing, shy and biddable.
From New York Times
The choices of costume designer Dominique Fawn Hill seem only to draw out the characters’ most unprepossessing personality features.
From Los Angeles Times
Yet he remained unprepossessing throughout his life, preferring tattered shirts and khakis to tailored suits.
From New York Times
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