Nonpresentable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Being inappropriate or unacceptable for exhibition or display
2. Describing something that fails to meet the standards needed for public showing or presentation
3. Describes something that is not fit to be shown to others due to its quality or content

Etymology: "Nonpresentable" is a plain formation: the prefix "non-" attached to "presentable," meaning not fit to be shown or seen in public. "Presentable" itself comes from "present" in the sense of "to introduce or bring before someone," so something presentable is something fit to be brought before others, and "nonpresentable" is simply its negation. The prefix "non-" is a productive English element, dating back to Latin "non," meaning "not," and it attaches freely to adjectives. That makes "nonpresentable" a transparent compound: the sense of the whole can be read directly from its two parts, with no shift in meaning along the way.

Synonyms: unpresentable, unsightly