untaking

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ taking

Adjective[edit]

untaking (comparative more untaking, superlative most untaking)

  1. Not taking; not alluring or appealing.
    • 1856, Elizabeth Sewell, Ivors:
      "Isabella, I am sure you must know what I mean. When persons are tired of taking people—"
      "Then they take to untaking ones," exclaimed Anna, laughing.
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