Meanings
adjectiveunappetizing (comparative more unappetizing, superlative most unappetizing)
comparative more unappetizing · superlative most unappetizing · alternative unappetising
- Not appetizing.
Synonyms & antonyms
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-
- Englishappetizing
- Englishunappetizing
From un- + appetizing.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French peu appétissant
- peu appétissantnot appetizing
Māori mākihakiha
- mākihakihanot appetizing
Portuguese desapetitoso
- desapetitosonot appetizing
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APA
unappetizing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unappetizing
MLA
“unappetizing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unappetizing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unappetizing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unappetizing.
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