unflatteringly

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adverb

In such a manner as to be unflattering.

“The lights shone unflatteringly on his sweaty face.”

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Meanings

adverbunflatteringly (comparative more unflatteringly, superlative most unflatteringly)

comparative more unflatteringly · superlative most unflatteringly

  1. In such a manner as to be unflattering.

    The lights shone unflatteringly on his sweaty face.

    1 more example

    It’s an affliction diagnosed most often by the president’s supporters: Trump Derangement Syndrome, and apparently, it’s an epidemic among those who write unflatteringly of the commander in chief.

    2020 May 9, Paul Thornton, “Opinion: Who really has 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'? Not his critics, readers say”, in The Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2020

Origin

From unflattering + -ly.

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APA

unflatteringly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unflatteringly

MLA

“unflatteringly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unflatteringly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unflatteringly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unflatteringly.

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