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Definition: Unpresentable |
UnpresentableAdjective1. Creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "unpresentable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1844. (references) |
Synonym: UnpresentableSynonym: unprepossessing (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Vulgarity | Coarse, indecorous, ribald, gross; unseemly, unbeseeming, unpresentable; contra bonos mores; ungraceful; (ugly). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Albanian | i pakëndshëm (awkward, bad, disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, dreary, grating, hard, ill-favored, ill-favoured, nasty, objectionable, repellent, ugly, unattractive, uncongenial, ungrateful, unlovable, unpalatable, unpleasant, unsightly, warm). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | невзрачен, без добри обноски. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 不像樣 (beyond recognition, in no shape to be seen). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | neslušný (discourteous, immodest, impolite, improper, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, lewd, misbecoming, obscene, rude, unbecoming, uncivil, uncouth, unseemly, unsuitable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | nicht gesellschaftsfähig. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | nem szalonképes. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 無様 (clumsy, uncouth, unshapely, unsightly), 不様 (clumsy, uncouth, unshapely, unsightly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ぶざま (clumsy, uncouth, unshapely, unsightly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | esentableunpray pouco apresentável, não apresentável. (various references) непрезентабельный. (various references) nereprezentativan, koji nije za poklanjanje, koji nije za pokazivanje. (various references) impresentable. (various references) takdim edilemez, sunulamaz, insan içine çıkamaz. (various references) непрезентабельний, з поганою репутаці"ю. (various references) không thể trình ra được không thể giới thiệu được, không thể ra mắt được không coi được, không thể phô ra, không thể b y ra. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-e-l-n-n-p-r-s-t-u" | |
-2 letters: presentable. | |
-3 letters: penetrable, perennates. | |
-4 letters: bannerets, enterable, lannerets, lateeners, perennate, reputable, steerable, subaltern, superable, tenurable, tunnelers, unstabler, untenable. | |
-5 letters: abluents, absentee, absenter, annulets, arbelest, baluster, banneret, beetlers, besprent, bleaters, enablers, enplanes, epaulets, eternals, lanneret, lanterns, lateener, nestable, neutrals, pentanes, pentenes, petrales, planners, planters, pleasure, pleaters, prelates, preteens, pretense, prunable, pubertal, purslane, rentable, repanels, replants. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-e-e-l-n-n-p-r-s-t-u" | |
+5 letters: unprofitablenesses. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)55 6E 70 72 65 73 65 6E 74 61 62 6C 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..- -. .--. .-. . ... . -. - .- -... .-.. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010101 01101110 01110000 01110010 01100101 01110011 01100101 01101110 01110100 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)U n p r e s e n t a b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0055 006E 0070 0072 0065 0073 0065 006E 0074 0061 0062 006C 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)55808284718571808667687871 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Translations: Modern 4. Anagrams | 5. Orthography 6. Bibliography |
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