unprepossessing.

Unlikely to impress or attract on first appearance.

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Words that belong together

• unprepossessing exterior
• unprepossessing building

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The unprepossessing exterior concealed a hall of remarkable grace.

An unprepossessing building became the last refuge in the storm.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Comparative more unprepossessing; superlative most unprepossessing where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.