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During 'Saturday Night Fever' at the end of the first act dance number I tried to perform a split-jump, only I can't do them so I ended up on my ass followed by the most unsightly backward roll out of it, followed by the cast falling over in laughter and a good portion of the audience too.
Adam Garcia

Meaning of "unsightly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNSIGHTLY

unsightly  [ʌnˈsaɪtlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNSIGHTLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unsightly is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNSIGHTLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unsightly in the English dictionary

The definition of unsightly in the dictionary is unpleasant or unattractive to look at; ugly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNSIGHTLY


brightly
ˈbraɪtlɪ
finitely
ˈfaɪnaɪtlɪ
forthrightly
ˈfɔːθˌraɪtlɪ
fortnightly
ˈfɔːtˌnaɪtlɪ
impolitely
ˌɪmpəˈlaɪtlɪ
knightly
ˈnaɪtlɪ
lightly
ˈlaɪtlɪ
midnightly
ˈmɪdˌnaɪtlɪ
nightly
ˈnaɪtlɪ
outrightly
ˈaʊtraɪtlɪ
politely
pəˈlaɪtlɪ
rightly
ˈraɪtlɪ
sightly
ˈsaɪtlɪ
slightly
ˈslaɪtlɪ
sprightly
ˈspraɪtlɪ
tightly
ˈtaɪtlɪ
unpolitely
ˌʌnpəˈlaɪtlɪ
uprightly
ˈʌpˌraɪtlɪ
Whiteley
ˈwaɪtlɪ
whitely
ˈwaɪtlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNSIGHTLY

unsicker
unsickled
unsifted
unsighing
unsight
unsighted
unsightedly
unsightliness
unsigned
unsilent
unsimilar
unsinew
unsinful
unsinkable
unsistered
unsisterliness
unsisterly
unsisting
unsizable
unsizeable

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNSIGHTLY

apparently
constantly
correctly
currently
directly
distraughtly
downrightly
exactly
frequently
honestly
lichtly
mostly
perfectly
recently
significantly
straightly
to get off lightly
tread lightly
unknightly
wightly

Synonyms and antonyms of unsightly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNSIGHTLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unsightly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unsightly

Translation of «unsightly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNSIGHTLY

Find out the translation of unsightly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unsightly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unsightly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

难看的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desagradable
570 millions of speakers

English

unsightly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भद्दा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القبيحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неприглядный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

disforme
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুদর্শন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

disgracieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tak sedap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unansehnlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

みっともない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보기 흉한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unsightly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không đẹp mắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூர்ந்துபார்க்கவேண்டிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुरूप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çirkin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sgradevole a vedersi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

brzydki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непривабливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inestetice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντιαισθητική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onooglik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ful
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skjemmende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unsightly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNSIGHTLY»

The term «unsightly» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.499 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNSIGHTLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unsightly

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QUOTES WITH «UNSIGHTLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unsightly.
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Adam Garcia
During 'Saturday Night Fever' at the end of the first act dance number I tried to perform a split-jump, only I can't do them so I ended up on my ass followed by the most unsightly backward roll out of it, followed by the cast falling over in laughter and a good portion of the audience too.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNSIGHTLY»

Discover the use of unsightly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unsightly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Blue Tarp Bible: Best Uses, Worst Abuses for the ...
How long they last? Why they look offensive in a neighbor's yard but just fine in your own? Allow Ron Judd, Seattle Times columnist and "Mr. Blue Tarp," himself to explain.You'll wonder how you ever got along without The Blue Tarp Bible.
Ron C. Judd, 2008
2
The Ugly Laws: Disability in Public
PRODUCING. THE. UNSIGHTLY. In a recent letter to me, Robert BurgdorfJr. looked back at the moment when he and Marcia Pearce Burgdorf defined the ugly laws in print and re- called why they chose that name for the ordinance: As to the ...
Susan M. Schweik, 2009
3
Textbook of Aging Skin
... of feet 38% [67] Unsightly, discomfort, may be disabling [66] Seborrheic dermatitis 6% [67] Unsightly, itchy [68] Benign neoplasms 12.8% [67] Unsightly [ 67] Pigment disorders 4.4% [67] Unsightly [67] Malignant tumors 2.1% [67] Unsightly, ...
Miranda A. Farage, Kenneth W. Miller, Howard I. Maibach, 2010
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Vegetarian Times
-110 Unsightly Stretch Marks Developed by a noted cosmetic derma- * tologist, Stretch Away is a patented for- l mula that reduces the appearance of f stretch marks - even bright red ones - and ^r restores your skin to a more natural texture.
5
Building Apartheid: On Architecture and Order in Imperial ...
58 Metaphors of the city as a body or a face blemished by'unsightly'slumsabound . They suggest theneedforasurgical excision to removethedisease and restore the body to its whole Self. If cities were the 'faceofcivilization' then vigilant efforts ...
Dr Nic Coetzer, 2013
6
Eye Was There: A Patient's Guide to Coping with the Loss of ...
On occasion, an eye might be painful and unsightly but not totally blind. This is a major challenge for both the surgeon and the patient. On one hand, any vision, even light perception vision, is better than no vision at all. If something happened  ...
Martino, 2011
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Tailoring Rendering 2008
Material applied to sphere. Source brick material Unsightly seam. AutoCAD map materials by several different methods. For example, it can wrap the material in a spherical manner onto spheres. See “Wrap Topologies” later in this chapter.
Ralph Grabowski
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(g) Sunburn, when it very seriously affects the appearance of the fruit. (h) Unsightly discoloration, when the fruit has a very objectionable appearance caused by any means. The color or the pattern of the discoloration, or a combination of both, ...
‎1959
9
Basics Design 07: Grids
However, it can form unsightly gaps at the end of lines. It is suitable for all text elements, particularly body text. Range right/ragged left This style has uniform spacing between words, but entry points change with each line, which can leave  ...
Gavin Ambrose, Paul Harris, 2012
10
A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
n. s. (from unsightly.] Deformity ; disagreeablcness to the eye. The unsigbtliness in the legs may be helped by wearing a laced stocking. Wiseman. Unsi'qhtly. adj. Disagreeable to the sight. On my knees I beg, That you' ll vouchsafe me raiment,  ...
Samuel Johnson, Henry John Todd, 1805

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNSIGHTLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unsightly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
City Council takes first action against dangerous, unsightly gas meters
The Reading City Council introduced a new ordinance on Monday night to amend the City Code with regard to street cuts as a means of combating the ... «WFMZ Allentown, Jul 15»
2
The Michigan Adidas Era In Eight Unsightly Images
Wide receiver Charles Woodson of the Michigan Wolverines celebrates during the Rose Bowl against the Washington State Cougars at the Rose Bowl in ... «The Big Lead, Jul 15»
3
Angie's List: What to do with an unsightly tree stump
If you've ever lost a tree ... you know what a big job it is to get that tree cut down and removed. That's only part of the job. Removing a dead tree, including the ... «KY3, Jul 15»
4
Could the iPhone 7 lose those unsightly plastic strips?
A new rumour suggests that Apple has found a way to overcome the ugly plastic band of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Although Apple's most handsets are ... «TechRadar, Jun 15»
5
Remove unsightly spider and varicose veins
Spider veins and varicose veins are extremely common, but that doesn't make them any less unappealing. Luckily, there are treatments that will erase them. «KHON2, Jun 15»
6
Roanoke City cites 400 property owners in May for unsightly yards
Roanoke City cites 400 property owners in May for unsightly yards. Code enforcement is reminding people that grass can't be more than 10 inches tall. WDBJ7 ... «WDBJ7, Jun 15»
7
Gloria McCluskey rapped by judge for bias in unsightly premises case
A Nova Scotia Supreme Court justice overturned an unsightly premises order against a Dartmouth man after it was discovered municipal councillor Gloria ... «CBC.ca, May 15»
8
Scottsdale residents fight 'unsightly' cell phone tower in their …
Residents in a Scottsdale neighborhood are fighting back as a church plans to allow a cell phone tower to be built on its property. It will be disguised as a palm ... «ABC15 Arizona, May 15»
9
Monday Breakdown — Unsightly webs along I-70 pose no threat
An official with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources said Friday that the unsightly nests are those of Eastern tent caterpillars, a native species that ... «Herald-Mail Media, May 15»
10
Rockets' foul strategy gets unsightly in Game 4 loss to Clippers
LOS ANGELES — Right about the time Kevin McHale and his Houston Rockets were dying the death of a thousand Hack-a-Shaq cuts on Sunday night, the man ... «USA TODAY, May 15»

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