unhandsome
adjective
un·hand·some
ˌən-ˈhan(t)-səm 
unhandsomely
adverb
Examples of unhandsome in a Sentence
a character actor with a distinctively craggy, unhandsome face
in an interview the free-spoken actor made some unhandsome remarks about his costars
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In the ’50s, almost all apparel sold in America was made in America, much of it in that blunt, unhandsome neighborhood halfway between Midtown and Chelsea, a patch of blocks less than a square mile, crammed daily with hundreds of thousands of workers.
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Susan Dominus Photographs By Joshua Kissi Styled By Ian Bradley Sasha Weiss Photographs By Collier Schorr Styled By Jay Massacret Megan O’Grady Portrait By Mickalene Thomas and Racquel Chevremont Ligaya Mishan Photographs By Tina Barney, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2021
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“Unhandsome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhandsome. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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unhandsome
adjective
un·hand·some
ˌən-ˈhan(t)-səm
: not handsome: as
a
: not beautiful : homely
b
: unbecoming, unseemly
an unhandsome habit
c
: lacking in courtesy or taste
unhandsome language
unhandsomely
adverb
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