unappetizingadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈapᵻtʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈæpəˌtaɪzɪŋ/ (un- prefix1 4.)
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > unsavouriness > [adjective] > unpalatable
unsweetc1440
boisterous1483
untasty1566
untoothsome1576
twice sod1601
coarse1607
irrelishable1608
asper1626
insuave1657
untoward1662
physicala1665
asperous1670
unpalatable1682
woolly1687
inelegant1708
smoked1761
impalatable1782
brassy1789
soddena1800
metallic1800
inky1805
unsweetened1817
weedy1851
tinny1873
tangy1875
raw1881
unappetizing1884
twangy1887
stavy1888
toasty1890
soapy1892
stewy1895
gloppy1976
the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > promoting appetite > not
unappetizing1884
1884 Graphic 18 Oct. 399/2 The food is too often frequently coarsely-prepared, pretentious and unappetising.
1890 Times 15 Mar. 11/2 Within the unappetizing husk which surrounds the question there is a kernel of interest.
Draft additions September 2013
unˈappetizingly adv.
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1875 Rochester Union Spy 25 June The only creature which can find sustenance there is the lonely sheep that browses unappetizingly upon the isolated mullen-stalks.
1976 Economist 10 Apr. 108/1 It [sc. a myco protein] could be used directly as human food (eg, in what the experts unappetisingly call meat analogues).
1989 A. Myers Murder at Plum's v. 104 Half-eaten plats lingered unappetisingly on every surface.
2008 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 9 Nov. (Weekend section) 11 On the other end of the scale was a disaster of sinewy calf's liver, unappetizingly dark with balsamico and served with thin, watery mashed potatoes.
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adj.1875