as in inappropriate
marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste
chose a bizarrely unstylish hairstyle for the Halloween party
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The piece is an antique that wasn't fashionable for many decades, but many jewels once considered fussy or unstylish have now been embraced again.
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Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
Slippery soles, cold toes, and unstylish footwear should be avoided at all costs.
—Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 29 Dec. 2022
Hearing aids aren't cool: From Bluetooth capabilities to jewelry and charms, Dorn hopes to bust the myth that hearing aids are unstylish.
—Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2022
The alternative of using a single mirror would require a thick lens—resulting in bulky, unstylish AR glasses.
—Ari Grobman, Forbes, 19 July 2022
Bug jackets or head nets are unstylish but effective, and splashing on some deet makes a difference, too.
—Eva Holland, Outside Online, 22 June 2020
But apart from that, mask aversion may center on the fact that masks can look unstylish or be uncomfortable depending on the shape of one’s face.
—Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, 10 July 2020
The series, which starred America Ferrera as an ambitious, but unstylish, writer working at a fashion magazine, ran for four seasons.
—Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, 8 Jan. 2020
Many wear running shoes, but some are barefoot, and almost all have slumped posture and unstylish haircuts.
—Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 20 Nov. 2015
Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
Slippery soles, cold toes, and unstylish footwear should be avoided at all costs.
—Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 29 Dec. 2022
Hearing aids aren't cool: From Bluetooth capabilities to jewelry and charms, Dorn hopes to bust the myth that hearing aids are unstylish.
—Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2022
The alternative of using a single mirror would require a thick lens—resulting in bulky, unstylish AR glasses.
—Ari Grobman, Forbes, 19 July 2022
Bug jackets or head nets are unstylish but effective, and splashing on some deet makes a difference, too.
—Eva Holland, Outside Online, 22 June 2020
But apart from that, mask aversion may center on the fact that masks can look unstylish or be uncomfortable depending on the shape of one’s face.
—Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, 10 July 2020
The series, which starred America Ferrera as an ambitious, but unstylish, writer working at a fashion magazine, ran for four seasons.
—Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, 8 Jan. 2020
Many wear running shoes, but some are barefoot, and almost all have slumped posture and unstylish haircuts.
—Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 20 Nov. 2015
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