Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- So as not to give pleasure; without pleasure.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
unpleasurable manner.
Etymologies
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unpleasurable + -ly
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Examples
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"Do mind what you're about!" she told him, flushing not unpleasurably.
The Market-Place Harold Frederic 1877
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