sightly
adjective
🇬🇧 UK
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🇺🇸 US
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Meaning
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Meaning 1 · adjective
Attractive, pleasing to the eye; affording gratification to the sense of sight; aesthetically pleasing.
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Meaning 2 · adjective
Open to sight; conspicuous.
“The house stands in a sightly place.”
How this word is used
- Everyday “The house stands in a sightly place.”
- Academic “In academic writing, “sightly” can carry a precise technical sense.”
- Business “In business contexts, “sightly” should be used only when the meaning is unambiguous.”
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