unflattering Who acts: Unflattering, they, Unflattering words, photo, newspaper, Bright yellow light · What happens: mean, make, seem, be, unflatter, not be · To what, where: someone, eyes, unflattering picture, unflattering review, play, everyone
«unflattering» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: unflattering in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Unflattering means making someone or something look or seem worse than they really are, like an unflattering photo.
The tree, 18 words nsubj xcomp obj cc compound conj cc conj xcomp case nsubj advmod cop punct case det amod obl punct root Unflattering NOUN means VERB making VERB someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON look NOUN or CCONJ seem VERB worse ADJ than ADP they PRON really ADV are AUX , PUNCT like ADP an DET unflattering ADJ photo NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Unflattering unflattering NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 making make VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 making obj 5 or or CCONJ _ 7 look cc 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 look compound 7 look look NOUN Number=Sing 4 someone conj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 seem cc 9 seem seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 making conj 10 worse bad ADJ Degree=Cmp 9 seem xcomp 11 than than ADP _ 19 photo case 12 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 photo nsubj 13 really really ADV _ 19 photo advmod 14 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 photo cop 15 , , PUNCT _ 19 photo punct 16 like like ADP _ 19 photo case 17 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 photo det 18 unflattering unflattering ADJ Degree=Pos 19 photo amod 19 photo photo NOUN Number=Sing 10 worse obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Unflattering vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 make not said to happen gerund Unflattering not said here someone vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset someone=Product 3 seem present Unflattering not said here bad property vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme 4 is present they than a unflattering photo tree rules
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Unflattering words are honest but not kind or praising.
amod nsubj cop cc advmod conj cc conj punct root Unflattering VERB words NOUN are AUX honest ADJ but CCONJ not PART kind ADJ or CCONJ praising VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Unflattering unflatter VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 words amod 2 words word NOUN Number=Plur 4 honest nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 honest cop 4 honest honest ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 but but CCONJ _ 7 kind cc 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 kind advmod 7 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos 4 honest conj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 praising cc 9 praising praise VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 honest conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 honest punct
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1 unflatter gerund tree rules 2 is present Unflattering words honest property tree rules 3 not be Unflattering words not said here tree rules 4 praise gerund Unflattering words not said here vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 1 That photo of me with my eyes shut is so unflattering!
det nsubj case nmod case nmod:poss nmod acl cop advmod punct root That DET photo NOUN of ADP me PRON with ADP my PRON eyes NOUN shut VERB is AUX so ADV unflattering ADJ ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 photo det 2 photo photo NOUN Number=Sing 11 unflattering nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 me case 4 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 photo nmod 5 with with ADP _ 7 eyes case 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 eyes nmod:poss 7 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 2 photo nmod 8 shut shut VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 eyes acl 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 unflattering cop 10 so so ADV _ 11 unflattering advmod 11 unflattering unflattering ADJ Degree=Pos root root 12 ! ! PUNCT _ 11 unflattering punct
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1 shut participle my eyes not said here vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 is present that photo of me with my eyes unflattering property tree rules
Example 2 The newspaper used an unflattering picture of the mayor.
det nsubj det amod obj case det nmod punct root The DET newspaper NOUN used VERB an DET unflattering ADJ picture NOUN of ADP the DET mayor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 newspaper det 2 newspaper newspaper NOUN Number=Sing 3 used nsubj 3 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 picture det 5 unflattering unflattering ADJ Degree=Pos 6 picture amod 6 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 3 used obj 7 of of ADP _ 9 mayor case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 mayor det 9 mayor mayor NOUN Number=Sing 6 picture nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 used punct
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1 use past the newspaper a unflattering picture of the mayor vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Patient
Example 3 Bright yellow light can be unflattering.
amod amod nsubj aux cop punct root Bright ADJ yellow ADJ light NOUN can AUX be AUX unflattering ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bright bright ADJ Degree=Pos 3 light amod 2 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 3 light amod 3 light light NOUN Number=Sing 6 unflattering nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 unflattering aux 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 unflattering cop 6 unflattering unflattering ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 unflattering punct
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1 is can Bright yellow light unflattering property tree rules
Example 4 The critic wrote an unflattering review of the play.
det nsubj det amod obj case det nmod punct root The DET critic NOUN wrote VERB an DET unflattering ADJ review NOUN of ADP the DET play NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 critic det 2 critic critic NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrote nsubj 3 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 review det 5 unflattering unflattering ADJ Degree=Pos 6 review amod 6 review review NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrote obj 7 of of ADP _ 9 play case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 play det 9 play play NOUN Number=Sing 6 review nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrote punct
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1 write past the critic a unflattering review of the play vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent review=Theme 2 review the play nom review «cognition transitive»: of=patient
Example 5 The baggy uniform was unflattering on everyone.
det amod nsubj aux case obl punct root The DET baggy ADJ uniform NOUN was AUX unflattering VERB on ADP everyone PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 uniform det 2 baggy baggy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 uniform amod 3 uniform uniform NOUN Number=Sing 5 unflattering nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 unflattering aux 5 unflattering unflatter VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 on on ADP _ 7 everyone case 7 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 5 unflattering obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 unflattering punct
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1 unflatter past · progressive the baggy uniform everyone tree rules
Example 6 The diary gives an unflattering picture of the queen.
det nsubj det amod obj case det nmod punct root The DET diary NOUN gives VERB an DET unflattering ADJ picture NOUN of ADP the DET queen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 diary det 2 diary diary NOUN Number=Sing 3 gives nsubj 3 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 picture det 5 unflattering unflattering ADJ Degree=Pos 6 picture amod 6 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 3 gives obj 7 of of ADP _ 9 queen case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 queen det 9 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 6 picture nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 gives punct
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1 give present the diary a unflattering picture of the queen vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Theme
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