Unsightly

  • 1unsightly — index poor (inferior in quality), repulsive, unseemly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2unsightly — early 15c., displeasing to the eye, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + sightly (see SIGHT (Cf. sight)). Cf. M.Du. onsichtlijc invisible, ugly, M.H.G. unsihtlih invisible …

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  • 3unsightly — *ugly, hideous, ill favored Analogous words: distasteful, obnoxious, repellent, *repugnant: *hateful, odious, detestable, abominable …

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  • 4unsightly — [adj] not pretty deformed, disagreeable, drab, dull, hideous, homely, horrid, lackluster, repulsive, revolting, ugly, unattractive, unpleasant, unprepossessing, unshapely; concept 579 Ant. beautiful, nice, pleasing, pretty, sightly …

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  • 5unsightly — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unpleasant to look at; ugly. DERIVATIVES unsightliness noun …

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  • 6unsightly — [unsīt′lē] adj. not sightly; not pleasant to look at; ugly unsightliness n …

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  • 7unsightly — [[t]ʌnsa͟ɪtli[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as unsightly, you mean that it is unattractive to look at. My mother has had unsightly varicose veins for years... The Polish market in Berlin was considered unsightly and shut down. Syn:… …

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  • 8unsightly — unsightliness, n. /un suyt lee/, adj., unsightlier, unsightliest. distasteful or unpleasant to look at: an unsightly wound; unsightly disorder. [1375 1425; late ME; see UN 1, SIGHTLY] Syn. unattractive, ugly, disagreeable. Ant. beautiful. * * * …

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  • 9unsightly — adj. not pleasing to the sight it was unsightly to behold * * * [ʌn saɪtlɪ] [ not pleasing to the sight ] it was unsightly to behold …

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  • 10unsightly — un|sight|ly [ʌnˈsaıtli] adj [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: sightly pleasant to look at (15 21 centuries), from sight] ugly or unpleasant to look at ▪ unsightly buildings ▪ unsightly marks …

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