un·sight·ly

[uhn-sahyt-lee]
adjective, un·sight·li·er, un·sight·li·est.
distasteful or unpleasant to look at: an unsightly wound; unsightly disorder.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English; see un-1, sightly

un·sight·li·ness, noun


unattractive, ugly, disagreeable.


beautiful.
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unsightly (ʌnˈsaɪtlɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
unpleasant or unattractive to look at; ugly
 
un'sightliness
 
n

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Unsightly is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Word Origin & History

unsightly
c.1425, "displeasing to the eye," from un- (1) "not" + sightly (see sight). Cf. M.Du. onsichtlijc "invisible, ugly," M.H.G. unsihtlih "invisible."
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Example sentences
It came rolling in from the open sea, a shapeless and unsightly thing.
They would regret not buying the land below the villa, which would soon give
  way to an unsightly development.
At first glance they do look rather fierce and perhaps unsightly, but they are
  actually quite docile aquatic amphibians.
Unfortunately, they're also unsightly and uncomfortable, and have an annoying
  wire that tethers you to the desk.
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