unprepossessing
US /ˌʌn.priː.pəˈzes.ɪŋ/
UK /ˌʌn.priː.pəˈzes.ɪŋ/
1.
poco attraente, sgradevole
not attractive or appealing to the eye
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The old house was rather unprepossessing from the outside.
La vecchia casa era piuttosto poco attraente dall'esterno.
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Despite his unprepossessing appearance, he was a brilliant scientist.
Nonostante il suo aspetto poco attraente, era uno scienziato brillante.