The word
"unflattering" means something that does not make someone or something look good, attractive, or appealing.
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There's enough worth scrutinizing about the finale of «At Any Price» to make the scenes preceding it stand out
in unflattering light.
My somewhat
unflattering way of thinking: I can choose to be a caretaker in a fancy, expensive «nursing home» taking care of the needs of some people in their declining years (I have done that for far too long), or I can choose to take love and life to people in their homes, at the coffee shops, parks and everywhere else «where I find them» (which I am learning to do).
Not only are they really
unflattering on most people, none of us are actually flying a plane... so why are we wearing them again?
One ridicules the mayor for taking a helicopter to a U2 concert and on golf trips; another, called «Ugly Side,» was a series of
unflattering photos of the mayor.
But then, much earlier, the late Harold Smith, a former Oxford - trained British colonial official in Nigeria, had come up with a rather
unflattering picture of Okotie - Eboh as allegedly venal, with rather low personal morality, bordering on concupiscence.
Ever since he went through his own house - hunting experience, Donaldson has been blogging about the
most unflattering photos of homes he comes across online.
Arsenal finished with 10 men after Jack Wilshere's red card for two bookable offences, while their mutinous fans reacted to a dismal performance
with unflattering songs about chief executive Ivan Gazidis.
However, despite my «practical» oval - shaped face, most of glasses I try
look unflattering on me.
Their default mode is to blame Ned for everything, which ends up painting
unflattering portraits of three self - involved women who haven't accomplished much of anything on their own.
I had always wondered why camera bags had to look
so unflattering as they tend to do.
Battlefront II also puts a time limit on how often you're able to earn currency in some modes, earning
unflattering comparisons with free - to - play mobile games.
I read another review of this device, where the author give very
unflattering comments about Blackberry Torch, cited the case when the phone blew up in the hands of the user.
An 8 - megapixel backlit Exmor R sensor camera on the rear and 2.2 - megapixel front - facing camera sound impressive on paper, but the reality is grainy,
unflattering images in anything but perfect light.
Known to post
unflattering things about lawyers, all of who pay an ABA membership fee and receive the ABA Journal, seems a likely cause to be dumped.
I see it across LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter every day: despite trying to grow a strong digital presence and personal brand, many people inadvertently
paint unflattering pictures of themselves.
While some people might see it
as unflattering for their bodies, i believe if styled well, this look can suit a lot of people.
Be wary of sunny days as direct sunlight can
create unflattering light, so find the shade on days like that.
Take my advice on this because your initial instinct is to make the property look appealing by not
posting unflattering photos.
Reichardt is not afraid of shooting her star actresses
from unflattering camera angles or dressing them in dumpy boots and dismal coats; their reward is to be given space and time to produce performances that show their full range.
Sad because, as a small - chested girl, this makes me look even more flat than I am, which makes it
really unflattering on me.
One of those other problems involves his claim that he was totally unaware of how skeptics were corrupted until a situation in early 1995 surrounding his involvement with a «mainstream» scientist led him to tell a highly
unflattering story of those skeptics.
I'm not a shorts person after I heard several years ago the women from the BBC show «What not to Wear» suggest that shorts are one of the most
unflattering articles of clothing to wear for women of all sizes.
Aaron Sorkin was the perfect screenwriter to tackle this material, creating a sharp, funny and
often unflattering look at Jobs that moves like a bullet train, despite the dense nature of its three - act structure.
Shooting upwards is the most
unflattering angle, beware double chins and up - the - nose shots.
Still, she has had to deal with
unflattering news reports about financial irregularities at her nonprofit and her own personal bankruptcy in 2013.
I lost my balance and flipped over, landing in an
extremely unflattering position, with mud - splattered dress, in front of everybody.
I know I'm not alone when I say that wearing a chunky knit can be a rough task, mainly because it can become a very
unflattering piece if not worn right.
That's despite California's Disneyland making
unflattering headlines last month due to a measles outbreak that likely occurred at the end of the first quarter.
It's fair to say that El Hadji - Diouf is one of the most unpopular names in football, and this latest story from French publication So Foot has only served to paint him in an even
more unflattering light.
Following John of Damascus, the first Christian to write about Islam, they viewed Islam as a Christian heresy, reveled in
unflattering details about the Prophet's life (like the story about his relation to the wife of his adopted son), repeated stock quotations from the Qur» an (that Jesus is «word and spirit of God,» for example), and claimed that Islam traces its roots back to Ishmael, not to Abraham.
But you also don't need to put yourself at a disadvantage and go deep
into unflattering details about what happened.
It seems unlikely that Watts would refer to his fellow climate contrarians in such
unflattering terms, but they do seem to best fit his description as «political tools.»
«It's
super unflattering when a blunt bang grows out if weight isn't taken out and if it isn't slightly shorter in the center so that it can frame the face,» she explains.
Black Is Slimming: Black reflects less light than other colors, and doesn't
cast unflattering shadows under wrinkles or fabric bends.
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While people are so busy searching for Britney Spears information are they also thinking, «I wish I could play a video game about Britney spears too instead of just reading gossip and
seeing unflattering images.»
Though I can like a thick (or just thicker) ankle strap, I am particular about the proportions, which are usually slightly off, creating a stilted,
unflattering effect.
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