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unsightly
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un⋅sight⋅ly
/
ʌnˈsaɪt
li
/
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[
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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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