Etymology
Origin of ill-looking
First recorded in 1625–35
Example Sentences
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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
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
When we had coloured it red with the sap of the redwood tree of which I have spoken before, we had a very serviceable paddle, and not ill-looking either.
From Palm Tree Island by Herbert Strang
One can't call such persons either ill-looking or handsome, and their every-day characters inspire no feeling but that of utter indifference.
From King Matthias and the Beggar Boy by Nicholas J?sika
He’s not the mature Prince Charming of my dreams, but he is really not ill-looking.
From Vistas of New York by Brander Matthews
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