Usually means: Not attractive or appealing outwardly.
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  1. unprepossessing: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. unprepossessing: Merriam-Webster
  3. unprepossessing: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. unprepossessing: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. unprepossessing: Collins English Dictionary
  6. unprepossessing: Vocabulary.com
  7. unprepossessing: Wordnik
  8. unprepossessing: Wiktionary
  9. unprepossessing: Dictionary.com
  10. unprepossessing: Rhymezone
  11. unprepossessing: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. unprepossessing: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  13. unprepossessing: FreeDictionary.org
  14. unprepossessing: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. unprepossessing: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  Unimpressive or unremarkable; dull and ordinary; nondescript.

Similar:
unattractive, unpresentable, basic, unamazing, plain-looking, unenticing, unshowy, unimposing, unremarkable, commonplace, more...

Opposite:
attractive, appealing, charming, alluring, captivating

Types:
unassuming, unremarkable, more...

Colors:
    beige,     taupe,     gray,     olive,     khaki, more...

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Similar:
unattractive, unpresentable, basic, unamazing, plain-looking, unenticing, unshowy, unimposing, unremarkable, commonplace, more...

Opposite:
attractive, appealing, charming, alluring, captivating

Types:
unassuming, unremarkable, more...

Colors:
    beige,     taupe,     gray,     olive,     khaki, more...



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