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Definition of unsightly - 3 dictionary results

un⋅sight⋅ly

  [uhn-sahyt-lee]
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–adjective, -li⋅er, -li⋅est.
distasteful or unpleasant to look at: an unsightly wound; unsightly disorder.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME; see un- 1 , sightly

Related forms:
un⋅sight⋅li⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
unattractive, ugly, disagreeable.

Antonyms:
beautiful.
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un·sight·ly   (ŭn-sīt'lē)   
adj.   un·sight·li·er, un·sight·li·est
Unpleasant or offensive to look at; unattractive. See Synonyms at ugly.
un'sight'li·ness n.
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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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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