ill-looking

American  

[il-look-ing] / ˈɪlˈlʊk ɪŋ /

adjective

Older Use.

1. ugly.

2. sinister.

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Etymology

Origin of ill-looking

First recorded in 1625–35

Example Sentences

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

The rough, large-boned, ill-looking Lurcher," says Mrs. Bowdich, "is said to have descended from the rough greyhound and the shepherd's dog.

From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various

Sandy-haired, pale blue of eye, his firm chin a trifle long, he was not ill-looking.

From The Tigress by Warner, Anne

On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily—a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.

From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan