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Webster 1913 Edition
Sightly
Sight′ly
,Adj.
1.
Pleasing to the sight; comely.
“Many brave, sightly horses.” L’Estrange.
2.
Open to sight; conspicuous;
as, a house stands in a
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placeWebster 1828 Edition
Sightly
SIGHTLY
,Adj.
1.
Pleasing to the eye; striking to the view.Many brave sightly horses. We have thirty members, the most sightly of all her majesty's subjects.
2.
Open to the view; that may be seen from a distance. We say; a house stands in a sightly place.Definition 2024
sightly
sightly
English
Adjective
sightly (comparative sightlier, superlative sightliest)
- Attractive, pleasing to the eye; affording gratification to the sense of sight; aesthetically pleasing.
- L'Estrange
- Many brave, sightly horses.
- L'Estrange
- Open to sight; conspicuous.
- a house stands in a sightly place
Translations
pleasing of appearance
open to sight; conspicuous