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SIGHTLY (sightlier, sightliest)

• SIGHTLY (adjective)
The adjective SIGHTLY has 1 sense:

1. very pleasing to the eye

Familiarity information: SIGHTLY used as an adjective is very rare.

• SIGHTLY (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Very pleasing to the eye

Synonyms:

bonnie; bonny; sightly; comely; fair

Context examples:

my bonny lass / there's a bonny bay beyond / a comely face / young fair maidens

Similar:

beautiful (delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration)

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