to look unsightly

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

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

• unsightly — 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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• unsightly — [[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:… …   English dictionary

• unsightly — 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. * * * …   Universalium

• unsightly — adjective unpleasant to look at: unsightly power stations ruining the landscape unsightliness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• unsightly — [ʌnˈsaɪtli] adj not pleasant to look at an unsightly scar[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• unsightly — adj. unpleasant to look at, ugly …   English contemporary dictionary

• unsightly — adjective unpleasant to look at; ugly. Derivatives unsightliness noun …   English new terms dictionary

• unsightly — un•sight•ly [[t]ʌnˈsaɪt li[/t]] adj., li•er, li•est. distasteful or unpleasant to look at; unattractive; ugly • Etymology: 1375–1425 un•sight′li•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• unsightly — adj. unpleasant to look at, ugly. Derivatives: unsightliness n …   Useful english dictionary