unlovely adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •unattractive, uglyFrancis's own unlovely tunic, and that of his female colleague Clare, foundress of parallel communities for women, are lovingly preserved and displayed by the nuns of St Clare in Assisi […] — 2009 noun1 •An unattractive or ugly thing or person.A hairless runt of a mutt named Chi-chi defeated them all in the 13th annual Ugliest Dog in the World contest: such unlovelies as the moth-eaten chow and the bulldog with a bad eye. — 1982 formsunlovelies · unlovelier · unloveliest