Meanings
adverbunpleasantly (comparative more unpleasantly, superlative most unpleasantly)
comparative more unpleasantly · superlative most unpleasantly
- In an unpleasant manner.
The sinister face of Dr. Bauerstein recurred to me unpleasantly. A vague suspicion of everyone and everything filled my mind. Just for a moment I had a premonition of approaching evil.
1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 17
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin an unpleasant manner
Opposite
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Translations
Catalan desagradablement
- desagradablementin an unpleasant manner
Finnish epämiellyttävästi
- epämiellyttävästiin an unpleasant manner
Hindi नाखुशगवार
- नाखुशगवार (nākhuśagvār)in an unpleasant manner
Hungarian kellemetlenül
- kellemetlenülin an unpleasant manner
Polish nieprzyjemnie, szpetnie
- nieprzyjemniein an unpleasant manner
- szpetniein an unpleasant manner
Portuguese desagradavelmente
- desagradavelmentein an unpleasant manner
Spanish desagradablemente
- desagradablementein an unpleasant manner
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unpleasantly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpleasantly
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“unpleasantly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpleasantly. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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