Dear
Dear adjective - Commanding a large price.
Unpleasant and dear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unpleasant" instead an adjective "Dear".
Unpleasant
Unpleasant adjective - Not giving pleasure to the mind or senses.
Dear and unpleasant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dear" instead an adjective "Unpleasant".
Nearby Words: unpleasantness, unpleasantly
Both words in one sentence
- Dear Negative Reader: His poem Mig Selv ("Myself") is basically an answer to his critics in the newspaper Morgenbladet, particularly their statement that he was a grouchy and unpleasant person.
Source: Creator / Henrik Wergeland -
Felony Misdemeanor: In "The Archbishop", Baldrick shows off a range of priced curses signed by ecclesiastical figures, the cheapest of which reads "Dear Enemy, I curse you, and I hope something slightly unpleasant happens to you, like an onion falling on your head".
Source: Series / Blackadder - Poke the Poodle: The cheapest example of a curse sold by the Church in "The Archbishop" is "Dear enemy, I curse you, and I hope that something slightly unpleasant happens to you, like an onion falling on your head".
Source: Series / Blackadder
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Unpleasant or Dear. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dear/unpleasant.
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