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sightly

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sight·ly  (stl)
adj. sight·li·er, sight·li·est
1. Pleasing to see; visually appealing.
2. Affording a fine view; scenic.
sightli·ness n.
sightly [ˈsaɪtlɪ]
adj -lier, -liest
1. pleasing or attractive to see
2. US providing a pleasant view
sightliness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sightly - very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"
bonnie, bonny, comely, fair
beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"
Translations
sightly [ˈsaɪtlɪ] ADJ not very sightly → no muy agradable para la vista
sightly
adj → ansehnlich


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I like also little heaps, in the nature of mole-hills (such as are in wild heaths), to be set, some with wild thyme; some with pinks; some with germander, that gives a good flower to the eye; some with periwinkle; some with violets; some with strawberries; some with cowslips; some with daisies; some with red roses; some with lilium convallium; some with sweet-williams red; some with bear's-foot: and the like low flowers, being withal sweet and sightly.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
"It is a wide and deep water-course, and many sightly towns are there growing on its banks," returned the trapper; "and yet it is but a brook to the waters of the endless river.
The Prairie by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
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