Unsightly

  • 61dirty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unclean, filthy, soiled, foul; murky, miry, stormy; vile, sordid, mean; pornographic; dishonest. See uncleanness, dimness, impurity, cloudiness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Containing dirt] Syn.… …

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  • 62hideous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. frightful, dreadful, horrible, repulsive, unsightly, revolting. See ugliness. Ant., beautiful. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Extremely ugly] Syn. ghastly, grisly, frightful; see ugly 1 . 2. [Shocking]… …

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  • 63sight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vision, eyesight; view, vista, scene; appearance, aspect, look; spectacle, display; visibility; aim, observation; eyesore (see ugliness). at sight II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The power of seeing] Syn.… …

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  • 64ugliness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Repulsive appearance Nouns 1. ugliness, deformity, disfigurement, blemish; inelegance; want or lack of symmetry, distortion; impression; homeliness, plainness, unloveliness; grotesqueness; unsightliness …

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  • 65Ugliness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ugliness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ugliness ugliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 deformity deformity inelegance Sgm: N 1 acomia acomia Sgm: N 1 disfigurement disfigurement &c.(blemish) 848 Sgm: N 1 …

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  • 66un|sight|ly — «uhn SYT lee», adjective. ugly or unpleasant to look at: »an unsightly old shack. His cluttered room was an unsightly mess. See syn. under ugly. (Cf. ↑ugly) …

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  • 67speak volumes — {v. phr.} To tell or show much in a way other than speaking; be full of meaning. * /The nice present she gave you spoke volumes for what she thinks of you./ * /A child s choice of hobbies speaks volumes./ Compare: READ BETWEEN THE LINES …

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  • 68speak volumes — {v. phr.} To tell or show much in a way other than speaking; be full of meaning. * /The nice present she gave you spoke volumes for what she thinks of you./ * /A child s choice of hobbies speaks volumes./ Compare: READ BETWEEN THE LINES …

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  • 69Desight — De*sight , n. [Pref. de + sight.] An unsightly object. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 70Desightment — De*sight ment, n. The act of making unsightly; disfigurement. [R.] [1913 Webster] To substitute jury masts at whatever desightment or damage in risk. London Times. [1913 Webster] …

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