charmlesslyadv.
/ˈtʃɑːmlɪsli/ In a charmless manner, without charm.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adverb] > unattractively
unattractively1863
charmlessly1889
1889 J. M. Robertson Ess. Crit. Method 74 The Pope school strikes charmlessly on our sense.
1926 Glasgow Herald 29 Apr. 4 The most charmlessly didactic story that ever was written by the author of ‘War and Peace’.
Derivatives
ˈcharmlessness n. charmless condition.
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the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [noun]
unhightness1398
uncomeliness1542
unhandsomenessa1586
unlovelinessa1586
plainness1656
unprettiness1675
homeliness1709
unattractiveness1836
unbeauteousness1886
charmlessness1908
unbeautifulness-
1908 Daily Chron. 10 Nov. 4/4 One wonders whether the historic associations of the Mansion House will counterbalance its gloom and charmlessness.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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