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unsightly

[uhn-sahyt-lee] / ʌnˈsaɪt li /


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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

While addressing troops, he downplayed his condition and said it was "totally benign" and "completely insignificant", adding: "Please pardon the unsightly appearance of my eye."

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

At best, participants in these spectacles fielded snarky jibes about outdated fashion and unsightly grooming; at worst, they were vulnerable to manipulation and torment from the experts tasked with overseeing their transformations.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026

It will host world leaders “without having to install a large and unsightly tent” outside, press secretary Karoline Leavitt says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

There was an unsightly creature in leather pants burrowing holes beneath the foundations with no apparent regard for the fairy commandments.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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