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unpleasantly

unpleasantly

5 2.7
In a way that makes you feel bad or uncomfortable
  • adverb
  • /ʌnˈplɛzəntli/
translation icon : desagradablemente
  • The smell of leaves, bushes, fruit trees, and harvested fields mingled unpleasantly with the burnt tarmac and petroleum exhaust.
  • unpleasantly surprised
  • unpleasantly cold
  • laughed unpleasantly

How how the first half is so good it has an unpleasantly haughty fedora guy tone.

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Examples

  • When Baba Yaga returned at the end of the day, she was again unpleasantly surprised.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Both fatigue and hunger battled unpleasantly for his attention.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I do not see why you all behave so unpleasantly to these people.

  • One of the two birds gave a short, unpleasantly jarring call.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • A drop of sweat ran down his back, tickling most unpleasantly as it fell.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • If you base what you choose on inaccurate information, you might always be unpleasantly surprised by the consequences.

    Blog text (18)
  • I'd turned around as Stephen spoke to me, my heart thumping unpleasantly.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • This feels unpleasantly familiar.

  • The compartment, the whole interior had gotten unpleasantly warm, and still the temperature crept upward.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The heat was so unbearable that it made the room feel unpleasantly stuffy.

Synonyms

terribly
vsunpleasantly
378 1.0

In a very bad way

is more neutral and not always so strong
horribly
vsunpleasantly
126 3.5

In a very bad or shocking way

is less intense and more general in negativity
awfully
vsunpleasantly
70 3.0

To happen in a very bad or unpleasant way

is less extreme, covering ordinary not-enjoyable manners
uncomfortably
vsunpleasantly
26 3.4

In a way that makes a person feel uncomfortable or awkward

is more general, not only about bodily discomfort
hideously
vsunpleasantly
18 5.5

In a very ugly or shocking way

is less about shock and more about simple dislike
disgustingly
vsunpleasantly
13 4.8

In a way that makes you feel sick or upset

is broader and can be less viscerally repulsive
appallingly
vsunpleasantly
6 6.8

Makes people feel shocked or disgusted

is the general manner word without shocking force
obnoxiously
vsunpleasantly
6 6.4

In a way that annoys and upsets other people

is less personal, describing general lack of enjoyment
distressingly
vsunpleasantly
3 6.5

In a way that makes people feel worried or unhappy

is less about distress and more about simple dislike
abominably
vsunpleasantly
3 8.2

In a very rude and cruel way

is broader, not necessarily carrying hate or offense
nauseatingly
vsunpleasantly
3 7.0

In a way that makes you feel very disgusted or sick

is general and does not imply physical sickness
insufferably
vsunpleasantly
2 8.2

In a very annoying way that people cannot stand

is milder and does not imply being intolerable
irritatingly
vsunpleasantly
2 4.2

In a way that annoys or makes someone uncomfortable

is broader, not limited to repeated small irritations
atrociously
vsunpleasantly
1 7.4

In a very bad or shocking way

is broader, not always shocking or extreme
disconcertingly
vsunpleasantly
1 7.5

In a way that makes people feel uneasy or confused

is simply about being not enjoyable, not confusing
disgustedly
vsunpleasantly
1 6.3

In a way that shows strong dislike and makes you feel upset

is used more generally without showing strong emotion
horridly
vsunpleasantly
1 7.0

In a very bad and unpleasant way

is milder and may not cause horror or intense disgust
repulsively
vsunpleasantly
1 7.2

In a way that causes strong disgust or dislike

is a neutral manner term without sensory rejection
revoltingly
vsunpleasantly
1 7.7

In a way that causes strong disgust

is milder and may not produce such strong aversion
vilely
vsunpleasantly
1 8.2

In a very cruel and unfair way

is the neutral manner word without moral judgment
disagreeably
vsunpleasantly
1 5.8

In an unpleasant or rude way

is broader and often less direct in causing dislike
distastefully
vsunpleasantly
1 6.7

In a way that shows dislike or makes people feel disgusted

is broader and not focused on offending taste
exasperatingly
vsunpleasantly
1 7.5

In a way that makes someone feel annoyed and impatient

is milder and may not provoke strong anger
gratingly
vsunpleasantly
1 7.8

In a harsh, irritating way that annoys people

is more general and not focused on harshness
displeasingly
vsunpleasantly
6.8

In a way that makes people feel annoyed

covers both mild and stronger negative reactions
unpalatably
vsunpleasantly
7.9

In an unpleasant way, often because it tastes bad or is hard to accept

is the neutral general manner without sensory focus
objectionably
vsunpleasantly
7.7

In a way that many people find rude or offensive

is more neutral and simply unpleasant rather than offensive
loathsomely
vsunpleasantly
9.1

In a way that makes people feel very disgusted or angry

is less emotional and more neutral in tone
accursedly
vsunpleasantly
  • Literature
9.3

In a way that is very bad or annoying

is the normal neutral descriptor of bad manner
cursedly
vsunpleasantly
  • Archaic
9.5

In a very annoying and unpleasant way

is general and does not carry the damnable intensity

Antonyms

50 1.0

In a friendly and enjoyable way

How Pleasant

pleasantly
50 1.0
neutrally
2 3.6
unpleasantly
5 2.7
horribly
126 3.5

Surface Forms

unpleasantly positive

Morphology

unpleasantly = unpleasant (transparent) = un + pleasant + ly

Formation is a straightforward adverb produced by adding the productive suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'unpleasant', which itself is transparently un- + pleasant.

Etymology

The word unpleasantly starts with un- meaning 'not' and its main part pleasant is like the common word please, which means 'to make happy'. So unpleasantly means doing something 'not pleasing', in a way that is not enjoyable.