unappetizing
adjective
un·ap·pe·tiz·ing
ˌən-ˈa-pə-ˌtī-ziŋ 
: not appetizing : insipid, unattractive
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the array of unappetizing foods that we encountered at that cheap roadside restaurant
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Understandably, vowing to eat each morning can be cumbersome when options are slim or seemingly unappetizing.
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Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Small, light, and easy to use, the LifeStraw protects against 99.99 percent of bacteria (including E.coli and Salmonella), parasites (including Giardia and Cryptosporidium), silt, sand, and generally unappetizing cloudiness.
—Jen Ator, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2024
Additionally, sometimes the flour in the batter oxidizes, which can turn the batter an unappetizing gray color.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
All this emphasis on the role casein plays in how cheese melts also helps to explain why vegan cheese—with no casein at all—is relatively soft even when chilled and often downright unappetizing when heated.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
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Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Small, light, and easy to use, the LifeStraw protects against 99.99 percent of bacteria (including E.coli and Salmonella), parasites (including Giardia and Cryptosporidium), silt, sand, and generally unappetizing cloudiness.
—Jen Ator, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2024
Additionally, sometimes the flour in the batter oxidizes, which can turn the batter an unappetizing gray color.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
All this emphasis on the role casein plays in how cheese melts also helps to explain why vegan cheese—with no casein at all—is relatively soft even when chilled and often downright unappetizing when heated.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Unappetizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unappetizing. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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