unsightly

Word family  noun sight insight oversight sighting adjective sighted unsightly sightless insightful verb sight

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·sight·ly /ʌnˈsaɪtli/ adjective  UNPLEASANTugly or unpleasant to look at 不悦目的，难看的，不雅观的 unsightly buildings 难看的楼房 unsightly marks 难看的污渍

Examples from the Corpus

unsightly• Tight bras and knickers can cause unsightly bulges under close-fitting clothes.• Electrolysis gets rid of unsightly facial hair.• They took pictures not only of the wall but of the unsightly houses the government had wanted to hide.• What constitutes an unsightly little word?• It is characterised by unsightly lumps and bumps which collect in the thighs, buttocks, hips and upper arms.• The Government proposes to alter the general development order in an effort to restrict unnecessary and unsightly mast construction.• Much of the time it is an unsightly mud-channel.• Bushes and plants make the perfect screen for unsightly objects such as dustbins.• The accident left Simon with unsightly scars.• an unsightly skin disease• The product that hasn't been absorbed is causing these unsightly specks.• unsightly stains• When open, the garage is an unsightly storeroom.Origin unsightly (1400-1500) sightly “pleasant to look at” ((15-21 centuries)), from sight

un·sight·ly adjectiveChineseSyllable  

look unpleasant to or at ugly Corpus

unsightly
un‧sight‧ly /ʌnˈsaɪtli/ adjectiveugly or unpleasant to look at:
    unsightly buildings
    unsightly marks
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ ugly very unpleasant to look at - used about people, objects, and buildings: She thinks she's ugly but she's not. | an ugly block of flats | cheap ugly furniture
   ▪ unattractive not pleasant to look at. Unattractive sounds more formal and less strong than ugly: an unattractive modern town which was built during the 1960s | Women found him unattractive.
   ▪ unsightly formal not pleasant to look at, and spoiling the appearance of something: Unsightly red spots started to appear on her face. | The windows have been blocked off with unsightly metal bars.

un·sight·lyBrE /ʌnˈsaɪtli/ 🔊NAmE /ʌnˈsaɪtli/ 🔊 adjectivenot pleasant to look at 难看的；不雅观的；不悦目的 SYN ugly