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   Un·wel·come

   /ˌənˈwelkəm/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a guest or new arrival) not gladly received: "guards kept out unwelcome visitors" Similar unwanteduninvitedunbiddenunaskedunrequestedunsolicitedde tropOpposite welcome
   • ▪ not much needed or desired: "unwelcome attentions from men" Similar undesirableundesiredunpopularunfortunateunluckytoo baddisappointingupsettingdistressingunpleasantdisagreeabledispleasingunpalatabledistastefulregrettabledeplorablelamentablereprehensibleblameworthyill-advisedOpposite welcomedesirable

   Derivatives

   • 1. unwelcomely adverb
   • 2. unwelcomeness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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   • N

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   • W

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   • O

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