uncomplimentary
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6.8
- adjective
- /ˌʌn.kəmˈplɪm.ən.t̬i/
:
despectivo
- Indeed, in the 1960s, Bill Dana's "Jose Jimenez" added to the stereotypes and perpetuated an uncomplimentary view that undermined efforts of American Hispanics to change it.
Examples
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Prof. Greg Mankiw is quoted here by the WaPo, but the part of his views that's uncomplimentary to Democrats is missing.
Blog text (24) -
Zhi has uncomplimentary words for the products the Chinese car industry tries to sell abroad.
Blog text (16) -
"Why, you?" He bit off a word that Summer was certain was most uncomplimentary, but his eyes said it for him.
Fiction book (1995) -
Never show your model her unsuccessful or uncomplimentary photographs; throw them away!
Academic text (1993) -
Latinos, generally, suffered from an uncomplimentary image.
Academic text (1994) -
Officials in Taiwan, responding to public outcries, used uncomplimentary language reminiscent of the Cold War days to condemn Beijing's actions.
Academic text (1995) -
The play has had very bad press—accusations of anti-Semitism—because of the uncomplimentary yet splendid character of Shylock.
Blog text (9) -
The film received many uncomplimentary reviews from critics for its lack of originality.
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She made an uncomplimentary remark about his cooking, which hurt his feelings.
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His uncomplimentary assessment of the project left the team feeling discouraged.
Synonyms
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5.6
Acting as if someone or something is not important
31
4.5
Not good for success or approval
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1.9
Not kind or warm to other people
21
6.0
Making someone or something look worse than they really are
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6.0
Not polite and rude to other people
5
6.7
Not kind or generous and quick to judge others harshly
4
6.7
Rude and not polite or kind
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6.4
Too quick to find fault with other people or their work
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8.5
Showing that you disapprove of something or think it is unimportant
Being arrogantly rude and openly disrespectful to other people
Not careful about other people's feelings when you speak or act, making others feel bad
Antonyms
How Complimentary
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4.2
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6.8
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3.8
- Offensive
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3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
uncomplimentary = complimentary (transparent) = un + compliment + ary
The negative prefix 'un-' straightforwardly negates 'complimentary' (meaning 'flattering'), yielding 'not flattering'.
Etymology
Uncomplimentary starts with un- meaning 'not' and its second part is the same as compliment, which means 'praise'. So uncomplimentary means 'not praising' or 'critical', which is why we use it for remarks that are not flattering.