Antonyms for unsightly

Grammar : Adj

Spell : uhn-sahyt-lee

Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈsaɪt li

Definition of unsightly

Origin : early 15c., "displeasing to the eye," from un- (1) "not" + sight + -ly (1). Cf. Middle Dutch onsichtlijc "invisible; ugly," Middle High German unsihtlih "invisible." Related: Unsightliness. Middle English sightlie is attested from mid-15c. but only in the sense "visible;" sightly as "pleasing to the eye" is from 1560s.

adj not pretty

Example sentences :

A wreath of roses was tried on, but this too was so unsightly that I refused to wear it.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

It was unsightly; but how to repair the injury was the question.
Extract from : « Harper's Young People, August 3, 1880 » by Various

The reverse, unsightly side of the picture he would not so much as glance at.
Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson

All the winter they are dead, unsightly roots, hidden in the earth.
Extract from : « Out of the Deep » by Charles Kingsley

Above all, she should avoid the presence of disagreeable and unsightly objects.
Extract from : « The Physical Life of Woman: » by Dr. George H Napheys

Even the unsightly sea-cucumber, or sea-slug, is not to be outdone.
Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various

She got a cloth and began to wipe up the unsightly mass at her feet.
Extract from : « The Wall Between » by Sara Ware Bassett

It is the way with all mothers; the weakest and most unsightly are always their favorites.
Extract from : « Laboulaye's Fairy Book » by Various

The machine is an unsightly heap at the bottom of the ravine.
Extract from : « Letters of a Dakota Divorcee » by Jane Burr

One side of her face, from eye to chin, was disfigured by an unsightly bruise.
Extract from : « To Love » by Margaret Peterson

Synonyms for unsightly

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