undesirable
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Etymology [edit]
Adjective [edit]
undesirable (comparative more undesirable, superlative most undesirable)
- objectionable or not likely to please
- 1945, George Orwell, Animal Farm, chapter 6
- There would be no need for any of the animals to come in contact with human beings, which would clearly be most undesirable.
- 1945, George Orwell, Animal Farm, chapter 6
Usage notes [edit]
- Nouns to which "undesirable" is often applied: effect, consequence, result, element, change, person, substance, characteristic, quality, feature, behavior, activity, thing, event, reaction, state.
Antonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
objectionable or not likely to please
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Noun [edit]
undesirable (plural undesirables)
- an undesirable person
Translations [edit]
an undesirable person
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