Definition of "unflattering" []

• Acknowledging few or no good aspects; unfavorable: gave the film an unflattering review. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Make sure most of it comes in unflattering colours and atrocious prints you wouldn't have on the couch in your Aunt Ethel's rec room."
• "Robespierre, who, when accused by Louvet of having instigated the violence, was defended (though in unflattering terms) by Barère."
• "Given a couple of threads at this site which described evangelicals in unflattering terms, I asked the question whether the posters weren't dem moles and whether they weren't doing a good job of suppressing a key constituent vote."