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单词 dissightly
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dissightlyadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dis- prefix, sightly adj. and adv.
Etymology: < dis- prefix + sightly adj. and adv., probably as an alteration of unsightly adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: disˈsightly.
rare.
= unsightly adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [adjective]
foulOE
uglyc1386
malgraciousa1393
unsightlya1400
loathc1400
ouglec1415
shrewdc1430
unsightyc1440
unwholesome?a1500
evil-favoured1530
ill-favoured1530
uglisome1530
huggeda1533
hard-favoureda1535
evil-liking1535
ill-favorited1579
stigmatical1589
stigmatic1597
sightlessa1616
hard-featured1638
grislya1681
bad-looking1757
unmackly1765
unfavourable1776
dissightly1777
eyesore1798
wavelled1886
spiderly1891
Plain Jane1912
hackit1985
1777 T. Campbell Philos. Surv. S. Ireland x. 104 Every thing dissightly is..screened from the view.
1854 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 15 ii. 474 These make a turf look very dissightly.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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