"undelightful" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more undelightful [comparative], most undelightful [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + delightful. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|delightful}} un- + delightful Head templates: {{en-adj}} undelightful (comparative more undelightful, superlative most undelightful)
  1. Not delightful.
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