Etymology

oversightly

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Today it means: Offering a clear and readily grasped overview (of something). Full definition →

German übersichtlich
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  1. German · derived fromübersichtlich“readily viewable, clearly seen”
  2. English todayoversightly

First attested in November 1999; a calque of the German übersichtlich (“readily viewable, clearly seen”), equivalent to over- + sight + -ly.

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