unflatteringly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

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adv

In such a manner as to be unflattering

"The lights shone unflatteringly on his sweaty face."
"It’s an affliction diagnosed most often by the president’s supporters: Trump Derangement Syndrome, and apparently, it’s an epidemic among those who write unflatteringly of the commander in chief."

Etymology tree English unflattering Middle English -ly English -ly English unflatteringly From unflattering + -ly.

more unflatteringly (comparative) most unflatteringly (superlative)

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What does unflatteringly mean?

In such a manner as to be unflattering

Where does unflatteringly come from?

Etymology tree English unflattering Middle English -ly English -ly English unflatteringly From unflattering + -ly.

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