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unsightly

[uhn-sahyt-lee]

adjective

unsightlier, unsightliest 
  1. distasteful or unpleasant to look at.

    an unsightly wound; unsightly disorder.

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unsightly

/ ʌˈɪٱɪ /

adjective

  1. unpleasant or unattractive to look at; ugly

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Other Word Forms

  • unsightliness noun
  • ܲˈٱԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unsightly1

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; un- 1, sightly
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"And the rusting metal in there is starting to leach. The iron and nickel and copper is leaching out over the rocks and it looks unsightly."

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One silly video of some women dancing for a moment in their office drew special rage and claims that tariffs are needed to destroy this unsightly display of female joy.

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We’re being inundated with mass amounts of ugliness, and the purveyors of this unsightly deluge want to bury us so deeply that we’ll forget how pleasant the world can be.

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Trees, artificial rock or even other buildings are often used to obscure unsightly but necessary objects, Mr Sinclair-Harris says.

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Instead, it rises in jagged and uneven peaks and troughs at the side of the local playground in Spring Farm Park - as if someone has thrown a mossy blanket to cover up an unsightly mess.

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