less than honest

less than honest
not at all honest satisfactory happy etc

The director admits that he was less than enthusiastic about the new school uniforms.

It was obviously a less than perfect marriage.

The President has been shown to be less than honest.

Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing how bad something issynonym
Main entry: less

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  • less than satisfactory — less than honest/satisfactory/happy/etc phrase not at all honest satisfactory happy etc The director admits that he was less than enthusiastic about the new school uniforms. It was obviously a less than perfect marriage …   Useful english dictionary

  • less than happy — less than honest/satisfactory/happy/etc phrase not at all honest satisfactory happy etc The director admits that he was less than enthusiastic about the new school uniforms. It was obviously a less than perfect marriage …   Useful english dictionary

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