sightly

adjective

sight·​ly ˈsīt-lē 

1

: pleasing to the sight : attractive

2

: affording a fine view

sightliness noun

sightly adverb

Synonyms

• aesthetic
• esthetic
• aesthetical
• esthetical
• attractive
• beauteous
• beautiful
• bonny [chiefly British]
• bonnie
• comely
• cute
• drop-dead
• fair
• fetching
• good
• good-looking
• goodly
• gorgeous
• handsome
• knockout
• likely
• lovely
• lovesome
• pretty
• ravishing
• seemly
• stunning
• taking
• well-favored

Examples of sightly in a Sentence

the calligrapher's sightly handwriting would be desirable on the diplomas

Word History

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

sightly

adjective

sight·​ly ˈsīt-lē 

: pleasant to look at

sightliness noun