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SIGHTLY (sightlier, sightliest)
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Irregular inflected forms: sightlier , sightliest
, sightliest Dictionary entry overview: What does sightly mean?
• SIGHTLY (adjective)
The adjective SIGHTLY has 1 sense:
1. very pleasing to the eye
Familiarity information: SIGHTLY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Comparative: sightlier
Superlative: sightliest
Superlative: sightliest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very pleasing to the eye
Synonyms:
bonnie; bonny; comely; fair; sightly
Context example:
young fair maidens
Similar:
beautiful (delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration)
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