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UNAESTHETIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unaesthetic mean? 

UNAESTHETIC (adjective)
  The adjective UNAESTHETIC has 1 sense:

1. violating aesthetic canons or requirements; deficient in tastefulness or beautyplay

  Familiarity information: UNAESTHETIC used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


UNAESTHETIC (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Violating aesthetic canons or requirements; deficient in tastefulness or beauty

Synonyms:

inaesthetic; unaesthetic

Context example:

peered through those inaesthetic spectacles

Similar:

inartistic; unartistic (lacking aesthetic sensibility)


 Context examples 


Likewise her feminine eye took in the clothes he wore, the cheap and unaesthetic cut, the wrinkling of the coat across the shoulders, and the series of wrinkles in the sleeves that advertised bulging biceps muscles.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)



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