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sightly

American  
[sahyt-lee] / ˈsaɪt li /

adjective

sightlier, sightliest
  1. pleasing to the sight; attractive; comely.

  2. affording a fine view.


sightly British  
/ ˈsaɪtlɪ /

adjective

  1. pleasing or attractive to see

  2. providing a pleasant view

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of sightly

First recorded in 1525–35; sight + -ly

Example Sentences

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Relative to the S&P 500, the large banks’ P/E is only sightly below its 10-year average, but it is well below KBW’s longer-term average of 69%, cited above.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

“I’d still probably give sightly better than even odds of 2024 being warmer,” Hausfather said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2024

For full-year 2022, the California-based company sightly raised its forecast for adjusted earnings per share to between $6.35 to $6.75 from a previous view of $6.20 to $6.70.

From Reuters • Aug. 2, 2022

Ten minutes in Alan, once of Red Bull Salzburg, scored the opener with a header from a corner, to sightly empty cheers.

From The Guardian • May 26, 2017

Viwe was a sightly but shy girl who stayed close to her mother’s hip as she gave me a quick hug.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

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