Etymology

sightly

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Today it means: Attractive, pleasing to the eye; affording gratification to the sense of sight; aesthetically pleasing. Full definition →

Middle English sightlye
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromsightlye
  2. English todaysightly

From Middle English sightlye, equivalent to sight + -ly. Cognate with German sichtlich (“visible”).

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