undesirable

  • 11undesirable — [[t]ʌ̱ndɪza͟ɪ͟ərəb(ə)l[/t]] undesirables 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something or someone as undesirable, you think they will have harmful effects. Inflation is considered to be undesirable because of its adverse effects on income distribution …

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  • 12undesirable — I. adjective Date: 1667 not desirable ; unwanted < undesirable side effects > • undesirability noun • undesirableness noun • undesirably adverb II. nou …

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  • 13undesirable — undesirability, undesirableness, n. undesirably, adv. /un di zuyeur euh beuhl/, adj. 1. not desirable or attractive; objectionable: undesirable qualities. n. 2. a person or thing considered undesirable: a collection of malcontents and&#8230; …

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  • 14undesirable — adjective formal something or someone that is undesirable is not welcome or wanted because they may affect a situation or person in a bad way: The incident could have undesirable consequences for the government …

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  • 15undesirable — 1. adjective 1) undesirable side effects Syn: unpleasant, disagreeable, objectionable, nasty, unwelcome, unwanted, unfortunate, inconvenient, infelicitous Ant: pleasant 2) some very undesirable people …

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  • 16undesirable — 1. adjective objectionable or not likely to please Ant: desirable 2. noun an undesirable person …

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  • 17undesirable — un•de•sir•a•ble [[t]ˌʌn dɪˈzaɪər ə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) not desirable or attractive; objectionable 2) an undesirable person or thing • Etymology: 1660–70 un de•sir a•bil′i•ty, n. un de•sir′a•bly, adv …

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  • 18undesirable — /ʌndəˈzaɪərəbəl/ (say unduh zuyuhruhbuhl) adjective 1. objectionable; detrimental. 2. not desirable. –noun 3. an undesirable person or thing. –undesirableness, noun –undesirably, adverb …

  • 19undesirable — adj. & n. adj. not desirable, objectionable, unpleasant. n. an undesirable person. Derivatives: undesirability n. undesirableness n. undesirably adv …

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  • 20undesirable substance — nepageidaujamos medžiagos pašaruose statusas Aprobuotas sritis pašarai apibrėžtis Medžiagos, produktai ar augalinės priemaišos, išskyrus patogeninius organizmus, esantys pašaruose ir (ar) ant jų, keliantys pavojų gyvūnų, žmonių sveikatai ar&#8230; …

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