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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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