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unsightly

[uhn-sahyt-lee] / ʌnˈsaɪt li /


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Most notably, “Practical Magic 2” is kneecapped by a fatal flaw that plagues almost all of these legacy sequels, but this one especially: It’s positively unsightly to look at.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

For Nathan Jubb algal blooming is not just unpleasant and unsightly but a financial problem.

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026

And while the Eagles rode the maneuver to a Super Bowl, the rest of the league found it so aggravating and unsightly that certain teams pushed unsuccessfully last year to ban it from the game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

To wrap a basketball, for example, you’d need to crumple the paper in a horrible mess or cut many pieces and tape them together with unsightly overlaps.

From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026

And Detective Webster strolled right in front of me, creating a burly barrier between my unsightly appearance and any passersby on the sidewalk to the bank.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Driven by a vain love of swift traffic, she assails your ear with an incessant din and your eye with the unsightliest railroad that human ingenuity has ever contrived.

From American Sketches 1908 by Charles Whibley




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