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ungenial
adjective
formaluk /ˌʌnˈdʒiː.ni.əl/ us /ˌʌnˈdʒiː.ni.əl/
(of a person) unpleasant and unfriendly:
Her ungenial host made some bitter remarks about her performance.
(of a place or the weather) unpleasant: 讨厌的，令人不愉快的
The climate is wet and ungenial, because the mountains are frequently covered in misty clouds.
All of the plants died in the exposed and ungenial location.
The children of the ungenial father grew sad and argumentative.
It was a wet, ungenial summer.
It was an ungenial morning with a cold north wind.
After the long period of ungenial weather, we were surprised to see so many flowers.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not being friendly
abrasive
abrasively
abrasiveness
abruptly
abruptness
aloof
estrangement
estrangement from someone
flintily
forbidding
forbiddingly
frigid
gruff
offhandedness
offish
remote
remoteness
reserved
saturnine
wintry
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genial
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