unaesthetic

[ uhn-es-thet-ik or, especially British, -ees- ]

/ ˌʌn ɛsˈθɛt ɪk or, especially British, -is- /

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adjective

offensive to the aesthetic sense; lacking in beauty or sensory appeal; unpleasant, as an object, design, arrangement, etc.: an unaesthetic combination of colors.

Also un·es·thet·ic, un·aes·thet·i·cal .

Origin of unaesthetic

First recorded in 1825–35; un-¹ + aesthetic

OTHER WORDS FROM unaesthetic

un·aes·thet·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby unaesthetic

unadopted, unadorned, unadulterated, unadventurous, unadvised, unaesthetic, unaffected, unaffiliated, unafraid, unaided, Unalachtigo

Example sentences from the Web for unaesthetic

The funny thing is that all these champions of unaesthetic “authenticity” are in fact following in a hallowed aesthetic tradition.
Behind Occupy's Messy Signs|Blake Gopnik|November 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Instead of calling it the fair, it would have been better to call it the unaesthetic sex.
Original Short Stories, Volume 9 (of 13)|Guy de Maupassant
To everyone, except perhaps here and there an occasional aesthete, the commonest sense of the word is unaesthetic.
Art|Clive Bell
He shrank from them all, as too downright, bluff, and active; too worldly and unaesthetic; or too stiff and narrow.
Saint's Progress|John Galsworthy

After this ringing indictment it surprised no Whipple to read that we had become intolerant, materialistic, unaesthetic.
The Wrong Twin|Harry Leon Wilson
I remember the first one very well, and I always think of it with indignation; everything was so crude, unaesthetic, primeval.
Mark Twain's Speeches|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)