UNDESIRABLE

undesirable, unwanted

(adjective) not wanted; “undesirable impurities in steel”; “legislation excluding undesirable aliens”; “removed the unwanted vegetation”

undesirable, unsuitable

(adjective) not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse)

undesirable

(noun) one whose presence is undesirable; “rounding up vagrants and drunks and other undesirables”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

undesirable (comparative more undesirable, superlative most undesirable)

objectionable or not likely to please

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "undesirable" is often applied: effect, consequence, result, element, change, person, substance, characteristic, quality, feature, behavior, activity, thing, event, reaction, state.

Antonyms

• desirable

Noun

undesirable (plural undesirables)

an undesirable person

Source: Wiktionary



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HYPOTHETICAL

(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”


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