unlovably

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English

Etymology

From unlovable +‎ -ly.

Adverb

unlovably (comparative more unlovably, superlative most unlovably)

  1. In an unlovable manner.
    • 1987, Greville Texidor, Kendrick Smithyman, In Fifteen Minutes You Can Say a Lot: Selected Fiction, page 18:
      One night at a party at Irene and Bob Lowry's home Denis Glover, visiting town, was at his most unlovably provoking.
    • 2001, Lucia Capacchione, The Power of Your Other Hand:
      When you're in a “good mood,” it's easy to get along with others, to enjoy their company, to love them even when they are behaving unlovably.