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unsightly
[uhn-sahyt-lee]
adjective
distasteful or unpleasant to look at.
an unsightly wound; unsightly disorder.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms:
unsightly
/ ʌˈɪٱɪ /
adjective
unpleasant or unattractive to look at; ugly
Other Word Forms
- unsightliness noun
- ܲˈٱԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of unsightly1
Example Sentences
"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."
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.
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.
Trees, artificial rock or even other buildings are often used to obscure unsightly but necessary objects, Mr Sinclair-Harris says.
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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