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Definition of Sightly
1. Adjective. Very pleasing to the eye. "Young fair maidens"
Similar to: Beautiful
Derivative terms: Comeliness, Fairness
Definition of Sightly
1. a. Pleasing to the sight; comely.
Definition of Sightly
1. Adjective. Attractive, pleasing to the eye; affording gratification to the sense of sight; aesthetically pleasing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sightly
1. pleasing to look at [adj -LIER, -LIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sightly
Literary usage of Sightly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Shakespeare Studies, and Essay on English Dictionaries by Thomas Spencer Baynes, Lewis Campbell (1896)
"Thus courtiers do, and these he counterfeits; But sets no such a sightly carriage
Upon their vanities, as they themselves ; And therefore they despise him ..."
2. The Story of Malta by Maturin Murray Ballou (1893)
"A Favorite and sightly Promenade. — Retrospective Flight of Fancy. — Conflict
between the Soldiers of the Cross and the Crescent. — A Background Wanting. ..."
3. Portland and Vicinity: With a Sketch of Old Orchard Beach and Other Maine by Edward Henry Elwell (1881)
"A sightly elevation, rising to a height of one hundred and sixty-six feet above
the sea, and terminating the peninsula on which the city is built, ..."
4. Selections of Editorial Miscellanies and Letters by Willard McKinstry, Fredonia Censor (1894)
"miles out the sightly locations are being occupied by large and beautiful
residences, and the grounds are laid out with much taste. ..."
5. The North Shore of Massachusetts Bay: An Illustrated Guide and History of by Benjamin D. Hill, Winfield S. Nevins (1880)
"The Bass Rock House, the only hotel here, occupies a sightly position on the
corner of Beach and Bright-side avenues, opposite the site which the late Mr. ..."
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