unaesthetic

unaesthetic
unaesthetically, adv.
/un'es thet"ik/ or, esp. Brit., /-ees-/, adj.
offensive to the aesthetic sense; lacking in beauty or sensory appeal; unpleasant, as an object, design, arrangement, etc.: an unaesthetic combination of colors.
Also, unesthetic, unaesthetical.
[1825-35; UN-1 + AESTHETIC]

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