sightliness
- a word derived from sightly.
Example Sentences
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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 Laughlin, Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth)
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 Green, Anna Katharine
For the tea-hour I constantly strove to provide some appetizing novelty, often, I confess, sacrificing nutrition to mere sightliness in view of my almost exclusive feminine patronage, yet never carrying this to an undignified extreme.
From Ruggles of Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon
Stairs are a necessity, and their comfort and sightliness depend on several features.
From Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society by Cooke, Maud C.
Where is she goin' to find a home like this? for stock, or for truck, or for sightliness, there ain't its ekal in the county.
From The Wooing of Calvin Parks by Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe
