unappetizing
adjective
un·ap·pe·tiz·ing
ˌən-ˈa-pə-ˌtī-ziŋ 
: not appetizing : insipid, unattractive
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the array of unappetizing foods that we encountered at that cheap roadside restaurant
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Few projects sound quite as unappetizing as cleaning out the attic.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
But in the end, Swept Away was blown away by something else: Middling ticket sales, a story that may have been unappetizing to some, a song catalog unfamiliar to the tourists who make up a large chunk of Broadway’s audience, and perhaps a bit of bad timing in terms of the national mood.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
But asking them not to cook food that smells unappetizing to you, and is likely delightful to them?
—Diana Budds, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
Afterall, there are few things as unappetizing as a spoonful of stale cereal.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
But in the end, Swept Away was blown away by something else: Middling ticket sales, a story that may have been unappetizing to some, a song catalog unfamiliar to the tourists who make up a large chunk of Broadway’s audience, and perhaps a bit of bad timing in terms of the national mood.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
But asking them not to cook food that smells unappetizing to you, and is likely delightful to them?
—Diana Budds, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
Afterall, there are few things as unappetizing as a spoonful of stale cereal.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Unappetizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unappetizing. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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