Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SIGHT-LY
SIGHT-LY, a.
- Pleasing to the eye; striking to the view. Many brave sightly horses. – L'Estrange. We have thirty members, the most sightly of all her majesty's subjects. – Addison.
- Open to the view; that may be seen from a distance. We say, a house stands in a sightly place.
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