Etymology
Origin of ill-looking
First recorded in 1625–35
Example Sentences
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I had noticed it often as I went about the city, a long grimy many-towered ill-looking place, distinct among the pallid bulks and hulks of the Commensal edifices.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
In front next to the driver slumped a desperately ill-looking man whose head lolled strangely on the seat back.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
A man far from ill-looking, and farther still from being old, mounted the tribune, and some thousands of bright eyes were riveted upon him.
From Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) by Trollope, Frances Milton
"Not so ill-looking," she repeated, and at that her alarm reawakened.
From Lawrence Clavering by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
He’s not the mature Prince Charming of my dreams, but he is really not ill-looking.
From Vistas of New York by Matthews, Brander
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