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Webster 1913 Edition
Unhandsome
Un-hand′some
,Adj.
1.
Not handsome; not beautiful; ungraceful; not comely or pleasing; plain; homely.
Were she other than she is, she were
unhandsome
. Shakespeare
I can not admit that there is anything
unhandsome
or irregular . . . in the globe. Woodward.
2.
Wanting noble or amiable qualities; dishonorable; illiberal; low; disingenuous; mean; indecorous;
“Unhandsome pleasures.” as,
. unhandsome
conduct, treatment, or imputationsJ. Fletcher.
3.
Unhandy; clumsy; awkward; inconvenient.
[Obs.]
The ships were unwieldy and
unhandsome
. Holland.
A narrow, straight path by the water’s side, very
– unhandsome
for an army to pass that way, though they found not a man to keep the passage. Sir T. North.
Un-hand′some-ly
, adv.
Un-hand′some-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Unhandsome
UNHAND'SOME
,Adj.
1.
Ungraceful; not beautiful.I cannot admit that there is anything unhandsome or irregular in the globe.
2.
Unfair; illiberal; disingenuous.3.
Uncivil; unpolite.Definition 2024
unhandsome
unhandsome
English
Adjective
unhandsome (comparative more unhandsome or unhandsomer, superlative most unhandsome or unhandsomest)
- Not handsome.