SIGHTLY

bonny, bonnie, comely, fair, sightly

(adjective) very pleasing to the eye; “my bonny lass”; “there’s a bonny bay beyond”; “a comely face”; “young fair maidens”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

sightly (comparative sightlier, superlative sightliest)

Attractive, pleasing to the eye; affording gratification to the sense of sight; aesthetically pleasing.

• L'Estrange

Open to sight; conspicuous.

Antonyms

• unsightly

Anagrams

• Lightys, slighty

Source: Wiktionary


Sight"ly, a.

1. Pleasing to the sight; comely. "Many brave, sightly horses." L'Estrange.

2. Open to sight; conspicuous; as, a house stands in a sightly place.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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