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Vinony

uncomely

adverb

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From Middle English uncomli, uncomelich, uncumelich, unkumelich, equivalent to un- + comely.

  1. Homely; unattractive.

    “The ghost of a demure smile flickered about her mouth as she complied, and in that moment her face seemed less uncomely.”

adv

Etymology: From Middle English uncomly, uncomli, from the adjective (see above).

  1. In an uncomely way; inappropriately, unappealingly.

    “The first troupe was a monstrous rablement / Of fowle misshapen wights, of which some were / Headed like Owles, with beckes vncomely bent […]”