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
But, Mr. Clavering," added the husband, with a laugh, "the painter has a wife, very young and not ill-looking; and he is very jealous.
From Lawrence Clavering by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
He had been a very comely person, and was still far from ill-looking.
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Kock, Charles Paul de
He was not an ill-looking nor ill-mannered man, and shyness was the only explanation that occurred to me for his perseverance in avoiding us.
From Our House And London out of Our Windows by Pennell, Elizabeth Robins
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