"uninviting" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more uninviting [comparative], most uninviting [superlative]
Etymology: un- + inviting Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|inviting}} un- + inviting Head templates: {{en-adj}} uninviting (comparative more uninviting, superlative most uninviting)
  1. Not welcoming; not attractive. Translations (Not inviting): مُنَفِّر (munaffir) [masculine] (Arabic), مُسْتَكْرَه (mustakrah) [masculine] (Arabic), بَشِع (bašiʕ) [masculine] (Arabic), непривлекателен (neprivlekatelen) (Bulgarian), lite innbydende (Norwegian)
    Sense id: en-uninviting-en-adj-2dk4oZe~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

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