Meanings
comparative more unlovably · superlative most unlovably
- In an unlovable manner.
One night at a party at Irene and Bob Lowry's home Denis Glover, visiting town, was at his most unlovably provoking.
1987, Greville Texidor, Kendrick Smithyman, In Fifteen Minutes You Can Say a Lot: Selected Fiction, page 181 more example
When you're in a “good mood,” it's easy to get along with others, to enjoy their company, to love them even when they are behaving unlovably.
2001, Lucia Capacchione, The Power of Your Other Hand
Origin
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