If you describe something as ~, you mean that it makes a person or thing seem less attractive than they really are.
He depicted the town’s respectable families in an ~ light...
The knee-length dresses were ~ and ugly.
? flattering
ADJ
If you describe something as ~, you mean that it makes a person or thing seem less attractive than they really are.
He depicted the town’s respectable families in an ~ light...
The knee-length dresses were ~ and ugly.
? flattering
ADJ
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012