unsightlyadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈsʌɪtli/, U.S.

/ˌənˈsaɪtli/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1. Compare Middle Dutch onsicht(e)lijc, -lic (Dutch †onzichtelijk), invisible, ugly, Middle Low German unsichtlik, Middle High German unsihtlîh, -lîch invisible.

a. Unpleasing to the eye; unhandsome, ugly. In first quot. perhaps = ‘unable to see’.

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

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 6706 Who so smiteþ out his þralles eȝe And makeþ him vnsiȝtiliȝe [Gött. vnsihti for to sie, Vesp. vn-mighti for-to seie].

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xviii. 139 Beeyng a slouenly felowe and vnsightly in his geare.

1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 59 The face woulde bee euill fauoured and vnsightly, if it were hairy.

1637 J. Milton Comus 22 A small unsightly root, But of divine effect.

1673 R. Leigh Transproser Rehears'd 82 They..betray their breeding by..an unsightly bow.

1757 W. Wilkie Epigoniad vi. 162 Now the place Unsightly shrubs o'erspread.

1785 W. Cowper Task ii. 588 There..it compresses hard The..most unsightly bones.

1855 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Philip II of Spain I. i. iii. 84 The unsightly trophies of the heads and limbs of numerous victims.

1892 R. L. Stevenson Across Plains vi. 192 You can never have dwelt in a country more unsightly than that part of Caithness.

b. Applied to immaterial things.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adjective] > unpleasant

loatha700

unsweetc890

grimlyc893

unquemeOE

un-i-quemeOE

evila1131

sourc1175

illc1220

unhightlyc1275

unwelcomec1325

unblithec1330

unnetc1330

unrekena1350

unagreeablec1374

uncouthc1380

unsavouryc1380

displeasantc1386

unlikinga1398

ungaina1400

crabbedc1400

unlovelyc1400

displeasing1401

eschewc1420

unsoot1420

mislikinga1425

unlikelya1425

unlustya1425

fastidiousc1425

unpleasantc1430

displicable1471

unthankfulc1475

displeasant1481

uneasy1483

unpleasinga1500

unfaring1513

badc1530

malpleasant?1533

noisome1542

thanklessa1547

ungrate1548

untoothsome1548

ungreeable1550

contrary1561

disagreeable1570

offensible1575

offensive1576

naughty1578

delightlessa1586

undelightful1585

unwisheda1586

unpleasurable1587

undelightsomec1595

dislikeful1596

disliking1596

ungrateful1596

unsweet?a1600

distastive1600

impleasing1602

distasting1603

distasteful1607

unsightly1608

undelectable1610

disgustful1611

unrelishing1611

waspisha1616

undeliciousa1618

unwished-for1617

disrelishing1631

unenjoyed1643

unjoyous1645

mirya1652

unwelcomed1651

unpleasivea1656

sweet1656

injucund1657

insuave1657

unpalatable1658

unhandsome1660

undesirable1667

disrelishablea1670

uncouthsome1684

shocking1703

nasty1705

embittering1746

indelectable1751

undelightinga1774

nice and ——1796

unenjoyablea1797

ungenial1796

uncomplacent1805

ungracious1807

bitter1810

rotten1813

uncongenial1813

quarrelsome1825

grimy1833

nice1836

unrelished1863

bloody1867

unbewitching1876

ferocious1877

displeasurable1879

rebarbative1892

charming1893

crook1898

naar1900

peppery1901

negative1902

poisonous1906

off-putting1935

unsympathetic1937

piggy1942

funky1946

umpty1948

pooey1967

minging1970

Scrooge-like1976

sucky1984

stank1991

stanky1991

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear vii. 315 Good sir no more, these are vnsightly tricks.

1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 37 Truth..whose first appearance to our eyes..is more unsightly and unplausible than many errors.

1787 W. Cowper Poet's New Year's Gift 8 To wish thee fairer is no need,..or more freed From temper-flaws unsightly.

1810 W. Wordsworth Ess. Epit. ⁋6 The unsightly manner in which our monuments are crowded together.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unsightly
释义	unsightlyadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈsʌɪtli/, U.S. /ˌənˈsaɪtli/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1. Compare Middle Dutch onsicht(e)lijc, -lic (Dutch †onzichtelijk), invisible, ugly, Middle Low German unsichtlik, Middle High German unsihtlîh, -lîch invisible. a. Unpleasing to the eye; unhandsome, ugly. In first quot. perhaps = ‘unable to see’. 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 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 6706 Who so smiteþ out his þralles eȝe And makeþ him vnsiȝtiliȝe [Gött. vnsihti for to sie, Vesp. vn-mighti for-to seie]. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xviii. 139 Beeyng a slouenly felowe and vnsightly in his geare. 1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 59 The face woulde bee euill fauoured and vnsightly, if it were hairy. 1637 J. Milton Comus 22 A small unsightly root, But of divine effect. 1673 R. Leigh Transproser Rehears'd 82 They..betray their breeding by..an unsightly bow. 1757 W. Wilkie Epigoniad vi. 162 Now the place Unsightly shrubs o'erspread. 1785 W. Cowper Task ii. 588 There..it compresses hard The..most unsightly bones. 1855 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Philip II of Spain I. i. iii. 84 The unsightly trophies of the heads and limbs of numerous victims. 1892 R. L. Stevenson Across Plains vi. 192 You can never have dwelt in a country more unsightly than that part of Caithness. b. Applied to immaterial things. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adjective] > unpleasant loatha700 unsweetc890 grimlyc893 unquemeOE un-i-quemeOE evila1131 sourc1175 illc1220 unhightlyc1275 unwelcomec1325 unblithec1330 unnetc1330 unrekena1350 unagreeablec1374 uncouthc1380 unsavouryc1380 displeasantc1386 unlikinga1398 ungaina1400 crabbedc1400 unlovelyc1400 displeasing1401 eschewc1420 unsoot1420 mislikinga1425 unlikelya1425 unlustya1425 fastidiousc1425 unpleasantc1430 displicable1471 unthankfulc1475 displeasant1481 uneasy1483 unpleasinga1500 unfaring1513 badc1530 malpleasant?1533 noisome1542 thanklessa1547 ungrate1548 untoothsome1548 ungreeable1550 contrary1561 disagreeable1570 offensible1575 offensive1576 naughty1578 delightlessa1586 undelightful1585 unwisheda1586 unpleasurable1587 undelightsomec1595 dislikeful1596 disliking1596 ungrateful1596 unsweet?a1600 distastive1600 impleasing1602 distasting1603 distasteful1607 unsightly1608 undelectable1610 disgustful1611 unrelishing1611 waspisha1616 undeliciousa1618 unwished-for1617 disrelishing1631 unenjoyed1643 unjoyous1645 mirya1652 unwelcomed1651 unpleasivea1656 sweet1656 injucund1657 insuave1657 unpalatable1658 unhandsome1660 undesirable1667 disrelishablea1670 uncouthsome1684 shocking1703 nasty1705 embittering1746 indelectable1751 undelightinga1774 nice and ——1796 unenjoyablea1797 ungenial1796 uncomplacent1805 ungracious1807 bitter1810 rotten1813 uncongenial1813 quarrelsome1825 grimy1833 nice1836 unrelished1863 bloody1867 unbewitching1876 ferocious1877 displeasurable1879 rebarbative1892 charming1893 crook1898 naar1900 peppery1901 negative1902 poisonous1906 off-putting1935 unsympathetic1937 piggy1942 funky1946 umpty1948 pooey1967 minging1970 Scrooge-like1976 sucky1984 stank1991 stanky1991 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear vii. 315 Good sir no more, these are vnsightly tricks. View more context for this quotation 1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 37 Truth..whose first appearance to our eyes..is more unsightly and unplausible than many errors. 1787 W. Cowper Poet's New Year's Gift 8 To wish thee fairer is no need,..or more freed From temper-flaws unsightly. 1810 W. Wordsworth Ess. Epit. ⁋6 The unsightly manner in which our monuments are crowded together. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † unsightlyadv. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 5. Obsolete. rare. In an unsightly manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [adverb] uglilya1300 foulc1390 uglyc1420 ill-favouredly1545 evilfavouredly1551 ill-favourably1576 stigmatically1622 unmacklyc1650 unsightly1726 1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. 5/1 No Building..can be placed more unsightly or inconveniently, than in a Valley. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.a1400adv.1726
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unsightlyadj.

† unsightlyadv.