as in unpleasing
not giving pleasure to the mind or senses
the burnt pot roast had a very unpleasant odor
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Glass panels on examination rooms' walls allow investigators to observe autopsies without encountering unpleasant smells or changing into sterile garments.
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Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Sep. 2024
Many of them, alas, want to get the unpleasant business of hunting in the boondocks over with as soon as possible.
—Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
Even the unpleasant, often ugly experience of physical anguish can elevate and transform human forms of expression.
—Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024
Not long ago, the residents of Gowanus, in Brooklyn, began to notice that the smell of their canal, known for its unpleasant odor since the Gilded Age, had reached a new level of pungency.
—Jake Offenhartz, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
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Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Sep. 2024
Many of them, alas, want to get the unpleasant business of hunting in the boondocks over with as soon as possible.
—Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
Even the unpleasant, often ugly experience of physical anguish can elevate and transform human forms of expression.
—Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024
Not long ago, the residents of Gowanus, in Brooklyn, began to notice that the smell of their canal, known for its unpleasant odor since the Gilded Age, had reached a new level of pungency.
—Jake Offenhartz, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
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“Unpleasant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpleasant. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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