: one that is undesirable
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Adjective
The drug has some undesirable side effects.
This may have undesirable consequences.
Frankly, it's an undesirable and unpleasant job.
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Vaclav Smil, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
His philosophy towards sustainability is about utilizing his specialty in modular textile fashion design to make use of undesirable materials and turn them into desirable objects.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 20 July 2024
Membership directors now are tasked less with keeping out undesirables and more with ensuring that those who’ve joined stay engaged—and happy to keep paying their fees.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Economies are just intricate systems set up to do those transformations, and all economically significant energy conversions have (often highly undesirable) environmental impacts.
—Vaclav Smil, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
His philosophy towards sustainability is about utilizing his specialty in modular textile fashion design to make use of undesirable materials and turn them into desirable objects.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
Last year, Mbappe was one of them when he was dumped into what is called the ‘loft’ in France — a group of undesirables akin to what is known as the ‘bomb squad’ in English football.
—Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 20 July 2024
Membership directors now are tasked less with keeping out undesirables and more with ensuring that those who’ve joined stay engaged—and happy to keep paying their fees.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Undesirable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undesirable. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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