UNPLEASANTRY

Etymology

Noun

unpleasantry (countable and uncountable, plural unpleasantries)

That which is unpleasant.

An unpleasant remark, behaviour, etc.

Antonyms

• pleasantry

Source: Wiktionary


Un*pleas"ant*ry, n.; pl. Unpleasantries (.

1. Want of pleasantry. [R.]

2. A state of disagreement; a falling out. Thackeray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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