sightly
adjective
pleasing to the sight; attractive; comely.
sightliness
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a word derived from
sightly.
Example Sentences
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Her active young person was modelled on generous lines and, as a rule, clothed in a manner which, if inexpensive, detracted nothing from her conspicuous sightliness.
From The Day of Days An Extravaganza by Arthur William Brown
The good lady paused, gurgled an apology, and stooped for the tray which disfigured the sightliness of the neatly kept hall.
From The Chief Legatee by Anna Katharine Green
Several parks relieve the monotony of brick and stone, and add to the sightliness of the place.
From Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel by Willard W. Glazier
The open rack is the best compromise between sightliness and utility, because it is more apt to be used than the more ambitious arrangements with doors.
From The Complete Home by Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth) Laughlin
Say Two Centuries yet,—say even Ten of such a process: before the Old is completely burnt out, and the New in any state of sightliness?
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 21 by Thomas Carlyle
