unappetising

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ appetising.

Adjective

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unappetising (comparative more unappetising, superlative most unappetising)

  1. (chiefly British) Alternative spelling of unappetizing
    • 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:
      Mrs. Michael turned out to be a ravenous, fast-fading woman in a slashed skirt and a low blouse over an unappetising chest. While her husband did things in his shed, where he appeared to live, Pym inexpertly mixed the Yorkshire pudding and fought off her embraces...