Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an unpleasant manner; in a manner not pleasing; disagreeably.

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  • adverb In an unpleasant manner.

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  • adverb in an unpleasant manner

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Examples

  • He was sure to be asked -- once Annapla's service was over -- what led to the encounter, and to give the whole story frankly involved Olivia's name unpleasantly in a vulgar squabble.

    Doom Castle Neil Munro

  • And he recalled unpleasantly the misfortune that had happened: he had been forced to share his snug bedroom with eighteen of his distant cousins.

    The Tale of Dickie Deer Mouse Arthur Scott Bailey 1913

  • For what profit can there be, if a man, when he hath passed over all his life unpleasantly, that is to say, wretchedly, shall have no reward after his death?

    The Second Book. Of their journeying or travelling abroad, with divers other matters cunningly reasoned, and wittily discussed 1909

  • He sat silent under her mockery, his long fingers clasped over his knees, his gaze upon the field below them, his mind recalling unpleasantly a similar incident in his unromantic career.

    Madcap George Gibbs 1906

  • Later in the day when the body still lay in the parlor of the Tollman house and Conscience sat almost as motionless near by, Eben Tollman paced the floor with features set in an expression unpleasantly suggestive of the undertaker's professional solemnity.

    The Tyranny of Weakness Charles Neville Buck 1904

  • They and the noise they made recalled unpleasantly to me my sensations as I clung to the alder bush immersed in

    Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Edward Lucas White 1900

  • An expression that unpleasantly combined cunning and fear crossed Atheneum McGee’s sharp features.

    Say No to Murder Nancy Pickard 1985

  • An expression that unpleasantly combined cunning and fear crossed Atheneum McGee’s sharp features.

    Say No to Murder Nancy Pickard 1985

  • Which is a roundabout way of saying that if Oh or her co-stars were to be nominated again, I'd be surprised, but not unpleasantly.

    Ask Matt: Big Bang, Grey's, Glee, Terra Nova and More! 2011

  • The Office 9/8c is built around another unpleasantly raucous office holiday party, where Andy's intent is to grant everyone's Christmas wish — so why would he invite along his new girlfriend, which predictably sends Erin into a drunken frenzy.

    Guide to Thursday TV: An Ode to Community, Person Gets Interest-ing, and More! 2011

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