un ‧ sight ‧ ly /ʌnˈsaɪtli/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ sight , ↑ insight , ↑ oversight , ↑ sighting ; adjective : ↑ sighted , ↑ unsightly , ↑ sightless , ↑ insightful ; verb : ↑ sight ]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: sightly 'pleasant to look at' (15-21 centuries) , from sight ]
ugly or unpleasant to look at:
unsightly buildings
unsightly marks
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THESAURUS
▪ ugly very unpleasant to look at - used about people, objects, and buildings:
She thinks she's ugly but she's not.
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an ugly block of flats
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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
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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.
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The windows have been blocked off with unsightly metal bars.