Unsightly

When seen in the perspective of half-a-dozen years or more, the best of our fashions strike us as grotesque, if not unsightly.

He has unsightly hairs growing out of his ears.

If he doesn't shave for a few days, he gets that unsightly stubble on his chin.

The whole nature, even in what is considered unsightly, is, for those who feel, who are sincerely moved, a source of eternal and ever new beauty.

In Paris, there is an experiment under way to find an environmental solution to the unsightly urban problem of men urinating in the street. However, the project has prompted strong reactions from some residents and visitors.

She called the hideous water-snakes her little chickens, and allowed them to crawl about on her unsightly bosom.

Once there were two women who were best friends, yet they were different: one was as beautiful as the new day but poor as a church mouse, while the other was as unsightly as the night but immeasurably rich. Now it came about that a fellow moved into the land; straightaway he was greedy for the wealth of the unsightly one, but he preferred to be adorned with the beauty by his side.

Dispose of used napkins before they become unsightly or unsanitary.

Eating like a dog is unsightly.

For example, by changing the use of existing rooms, removing or replacing unsightly features, clearing obstacles to easy circulation, rearranging direction signs and generally introducing as much order as possible, most outdated station buildings can be made reasonably efficient and attractive.