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  • a  (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings
  • s  difficult or impossible to like

  • I was pleasantly surprised that Nicki 'fessed up to her pill use, and again impressed that Chloe Sevigny can find sympathy in what could be an entirely unlikeable, Nellie-Olsen-on .
  • I know the show was pretty bad and the character very unlikeable, but there wasn't a shred of Monica in Courteney Cox's Lucy on Damages.
  • His opponents say he is unlikeable and unelectable.
Quotes

  • Philip Pullman in Aberdeen Press and Journal
    When you read the gospels, you find that Jesus does some unlikeable things. The dislikeable qualities are there,says Pullman.
  • Dave Willis in MSNBC
    They're afraid to have characters that are unlikeable,said Willis, who provides the voices of Meatwad and Carl. "Look at 'Friends.' 'Seinfeld,' look at those characters. They were kind of likable in a way. I think Shake is likable but...
  • Matt Czuchry in Bangkok Post
    It's fun to keep the audience guessing. Playing both sides of the guy, either likeable or unlikeable, is a challenge. And it reflects real life [in] that no one has only one side; there's always a grey area,said Czuchry.

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