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unstylish

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not stylish; unfashionable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

not in accord with or not following current fashion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • unfashionable clothes
  • melodrama of a now unfashionable kind

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unfashionable

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

lacking in style or elegance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a styleless way of dressing
  • expensive but styleless country tweeds
  • wearing unstylish clothes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: styleless

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English stylish English unstylish From un- + stylish.