unsightly

[ uhn-sahyt-lee ]

/ ʌnˈsaɪt li /

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adjective, un·sight·li·er, un·sight·li·est.

distasteful or unpleasant to look at: an unsightly wound; unsightly disorder.

Origin of unsightly

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at un-¹, sightly

SYNONYMS FOR unsightly

unattractive, ugly, disagreeable.

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ANTONYMS FOR unsightly

beautiful.

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OTHER WORDS FROM unsightly

un·sight·li·ness, noun

Words nearby unsightly

unshipped, unshroud, unsicker, unsight, unsighted, unsightly, unsigned, unsinkable, unsized, unskilful, unskilled

Example sentences from the Web for unsightly

Most of us, I would venture to say, have tried to remedy these unsightly problems.

Diane Keaton Refuses to Give In to Aging |Diane Keaton |May 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
President Obama has been mocked by the cool crowd for wearing some unflattering dad jeans and unsightly mandals.

2010 Wackiest Candidate Awards |Samuel P. Jacobs |November 1, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The reverse, unsightly side of the picture he would not so much as glance at.

Garrison's Finish |W. B. M. Ferguson
Three years had passed since I last set eyes upon it, but the unsightly memory I had retained was justified by the reality.

Incredible Adventures |Algernon Blackwood

The doors were not new and unsightly, but adapted with great care, some of them being windows a little enlarged.

Hester, Volume 1 (of 3) |Margaret Oliphant
She plumped into it higgledy-piggledy and curled up, an unsightly, humpful excrescence upon its suave surface.

Wanted: A Husband |Samuel Hopkins Adams
This unsightly thing became the fashion, and all portraits of men of that time were painted with it.

Pictures Every Child Should Know |Dolores Bacon

British Dictionary definitions for unsightly

unsightly

/ (ʌnˈsaɪtlɪ) /

adjective

unpleasant or unattractive to look at; ugly

Derived forms of unsightly

unsightliness, noun

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unsightly

adjective, un·sight·li·er, un·sight·li·est.

Origin of unsightly

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British Dictionary definitions for unsightly

adjective

Derived forms of unsightly

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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unsightly

adjective, un·sight·li·er, un·sight·li·est.

Origin of unsightly

SYNONYMS FOR unsightly

ANTONYMS FOR unsightly

OTHER WORDS FROM unsightly

Words nearby unsightly

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adjective

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