unflatteringly
Adverb
Meaning
unflatteringly (comparative more unflatteringly, superlative most unflatteringly)
In such a manner as to be unflattering
The lights shone unflatteringly on his sweaty face.
Synonyms
Examples
Ode 5 Bacchylides has often been compared unflatteringly with Pindar, as for example by the French critic, Henri Weil : "There is no doubt that he fails of the elevation, and also of the depth, of Pindar.
In those novels and stories which refer to events in his own life, he portrays himself unflatteringly (with some degree of accuracy) as an artist who is self-centered yet has a keen eye for the sufferings and tribulations of others.