Definition of "uninviting" []

• Not pleasant or attractive; disagreeable: an uninviting prospect. (adjective)

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• "The block is "uninviting", "treeless", shadowy; the buzzer is broken; the sounds of gunfire echo in the night; a "black doberman the size of a wolf" prowls nearby."
• "NCNG Conference Room, Fayetteville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce, 201 Hay St. Fayetteville Police Chief Tom Bergamine will speak about how to protect your business from crime during the holidays, including how to make a business "uninviting" to burglars and help catch thieves."
• "McCain's Guardian Devil must surely be looking out for him - Gustav's timely touchdown has provided the perfect face-saving means of 'uninviting' Shrubya and Cheney from the GOP convention, as the"