Meanings
comparative more unappetising · superlative most unappetising
- UKalternativeAlternative spelling of unappetizing.
Mrs. Michael turned out to be a ravenous, fast-fading woman in a slashed skirt and a low blouse over an unappetising chest. While her husband did things in his shed, where he appeared to live, Pym inexpertly mixed the Yorkshire pudding and fought off her embraces...
1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot appetizing in appearance, aroma, or taste
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishappetising
- Englishunappetising
From un- + appetising.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
unappetising. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unappetising
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unappetising,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unappetising.
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