sightly

[ sahyt-lee ]

/ ˈsaɪt li /

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adjective, sight·li·er, sight·li·est.

pleasing to the sight; attractive; comely.

affording a fine view.

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Origin of sightly

First recorded in 1525–35; sight + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM sightly

sight·li·ness, noun

Words nearby sightly

sighthole, sighthound, sighting, sightless, sightline, sightly, sight-read, sight rhyme, sight screen, sightsee, sightseeing

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How to use sightly in a sentence

If one bothers to develop a world view and think things through in those sightly abstract terms.
Sheldon Adelson, Leftist When It Doesn't Matter|Michael Tomasky|December 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Numerous herbs, spices, &c. are added to it; and upon the whole, it is a more sightly "course" at table than fat cracklings.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 358|Various
With arms and vestments friends should each other gladden, those which are in themselves most sightly.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson|Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
A facing of metal, stone, or wood encasing a kernel—usually of some less firm or sightly material.
History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber

But if he had spoken, Bije could only have said that it was a sightly night, and Betsy would have responded that it was so.
Narcissa, or the Road to Rome|Laura E. Richards
One of these sightly nights Bijah found voice, if not language.
Narcissa, or the Road to Rome|Laura E. Richards

British Dictionary definitions for sightly

sightly

/ (ˈsaɪtlɪ) /

adjective -lier or -liest

pleasing or attractive to see

US providing a pleasant view

Derived forms of sightly

sightliness, noun

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