sight-worthyadj.
/ˈsʌɪtwəːði/ Worth seeing or visiting.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] > sight-worthy
sight-worthy1606
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > worthy of notice > other
wortheOE
oughtworth1556
supereminent?1563
sight-worthy1606
painsworthy1675
1606 S. Daniel Queenes Arcadia Ded. sig. A2v For maiesty, and power, can nothing see Without it selfe, that can sight-worthy be.
1642 T. Fuller Holy State iii. iv. 159 Cambridge..and Oxford..where the worst Colledge is more sight-worthy then the best Dutch Gymnasium.
1791 J. Bentham Mem. & Corr. in Wks. (1843) X. 263 For sight-worthy persons at Plymouth, More mentioned Mudge, whom you know of old.
1894 C. H. Cook Thames Rights 111 Objects not so sight-worthy as broadcloth.
Derivatives
ˈsight-worthiness n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [noun] > sightworthiness
sight-worthiness1849
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > worthy of notice > other
considerability1652
sight-worthiness1849
1849 J. Forbes Physician's Holiday (1850) ii. 13 A temporary halt may be called, according to the nature or sight-worthiness of the locality.
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