uninviting

uninviting
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. unpleasant, disagreeable, displeasing; see offensive 2 , unpopular .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
unattractive, unappealing, repellent, repulsive, repugnant, stomach-turning, nauseating, sickening, unappetizing.
ANT.: appealing, attractive, desirable
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective So disagreeable as to discourage approach: forbidding, inhospitable, unhospitable. See WARN.

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