adjective, noun
adjective not wanted or approved of; likely to cause trouble or problems:
undesirable behaviour / consequences / effects * It would be highly undesirable to increase class sizes further. * prostitution and other undesirable practices * These alternatives are economically undesirable.
OPPDESIRABLE
undesirably adverb
noun [usuallypl.] a person who is not wanted in a particular place, especially because they are considered dangerous or criminal:
He's been mixing with drug addicts and other undesirables.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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