sightlyadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪtli/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪtli/

Etymology: < sight n.¹ Compare Middle Dutch sichtelijc (Dutch dialect zichtelijk), Middle High German sihtlich (German sichtlich), visible, etc.

†1.

a. Visible; conspicuous. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective]

i-seyenlyeOE

iseneOE

senec1175

seyelyc1225

visiblea1340

seena1398

sighty1398

seeablea1425

spectablec1440

sightfulc1480

sightly1532

appearingc1550

discernable1561

eyely1561

discoverable1572

spectible1581

observable1589

visive1598

aspectable1612

observant1615

perspicable1621

perspiculative1623

remarkable1623

eyeable1633

visory1633

appearable1651

dignoscible1671

discernible1678

traceable1748

noticeable1753

visual1757

distinguishable1762

1532 T. More Confut. Barnes in Wks. (1557) 775/1 The wel knowen church [is] so builded..that it shal alway be syghtlye, and can not be hyd.

1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lxxiv. 12) Many manifest deliverances had bin exhibited too the elect people as it were uppon a syghtly stage.

1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 2/1 [God] doeth not come downe from heauen, in sightly shape to speake vnto us.

b. U.S. Of places: Open to the view; that may be seen from a distance; commanding a wide prospect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > place where view obtained > [adjective]

prospective1584

specular1671

speculative1709

gazy1745

speculatory1781

scenic1784

sightly1828

panoramic1855

rear view1911

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] > at a distance

sightly1828

1828–32 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) We say, a house stands in a sightly place.

1891 A. M. Earle Sabbath in Puritan New Eng. i. 5 Our Puritan ancestors dearly loved a ‘sightly location’; and were willing to climb uphill cheerfully..for the sake of having a meeting-house which showed off well.

a. Pleasing to the sight; fair to look at; handsome, beautiful.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective]

faireOE

comelyOE

winlyOE

goodlyOE

hendya1250

hendc1275

quaintc1300

seemlyc1305

tidya1325

avenant1340

honestc1384

sightya1387

properc1390

well beseena1393

queema1400

speciousa1400

featousc1400

parisantc1400

rekenc1400

well-favoureda1438

wellc1450

spectable?a1475

delicatec1480

jollya1500

bonny?a1513

snog1513

viewlyc1536

goodlikec1550

sightly1555

sightful1565

beholdinga1586

eyesome?1587

decent1600

vage1604

prospicuous1605

eyely1614

fashionable1630

well-looking1638

softa1643

fineish1647

well-looked1660

of a good (also ugly, etc.) look1700

likely-looked1709

sonsy1720

smiling1725

aspectable1731

smirkya1758

likely-looking1771

respectable1776

magnificent-looking1790

producible1792

presentable1800

good-looking1804

nice-looking1807

bonnyish1855

spick1882

eyeable1887

aegyo2007

1555 J. Heywood Two Hundred Epigrammes with Thyrde sig. B.viii In a Iuggler, that lyghtnes is syghtly.

1592 R. Greene Thirde Pt. Conny-catching sig. B4^v In such sightly roumes it may easily bee thought, Citizens vse not to haue anie thing meane.

1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. ⁋12 They did not..proportion the houses in such comely fashion, as had bene most sightly and conuenient.

a1652 R. Brome Weeding of Covent-Garden i. i. 1 in Five New Playes (1659) Here's Architecture exprest indeed! It is a most sightly scituation, and fit for Gentry and Nobility.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. xii. 264 They were mounted on very sightly horses.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 265 If their schemes were perfectly consistent in all their parts, it would make only a more fair and sightly vision.

1850 H. T. Cheever Whale & his Captors viii. 129 The sightly constellation of the southern cross.

1887 J. Ball Notes Naturalist in S. Amer. 322 The absence of sightly buildings is not felt.

b. As adv. Handsomely, finely.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adverb]

fairlyOE

comelyOE

hendly?c1225

goodlyc1275

seemlya1325

sweet1338

quaintly1340

properlyc1390

well?a1400

comelilyc1400

seemlilyc1400

jollilyc1426

formally1548

handsomely1560

sightly1592

handsome1600

winsomely17..

nicely1714

in one's best (also worst) looks1816

presentably1848

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adverb] > and nobly or splendidly

micklelyeOE

highlyeOE

freelyOE

dearworthlyc1230

gloriously1393

dearworthilya1400

farrandlyc1400

stately?a1439

finely?1552

gallantly1552

goldenly1580

rarely1581

sightly1592

superbly1769

splendidly1774

splendiferously1841

swell1856

in there1944

1592 W. Wyrley Lord Chandos in True Vse Armorie 42 They forward came bedect right sightly.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 290 Nor Rhodes, with Alcal and Elba, regard the robes with Crosse Sightly beset.

a1626 J. Horsey Relacion Trav. in E. A. Bond Russia at Close of 16th Cent. (1856) 224 This ambassador was..sightly enterteyned.

1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 649 He, therefore, who would see his flow'rs dispos'd Sightly and in just order,..Forecasts the future whole.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sightly
释义	sightlyadj.adv. Brit. /ˈsʌɪtli/, U.S. /ˈsaɪtli/ Etymology: < sight n.¹ Compare Middle Dutch sichtelijc (Dutch dialect zichtelijk), Middle High German sihtlich (German sichtlich), visible, etc. †1. a. Visible; conspicuous. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] i-seyenlyeOE iseneOE senec1175 seyelyc1225 visiblea1340 seena1398 sighty1398 seeablea1425 spectablec1440 sightfulc1480 sightly1532 appearingc1550 discernable1561 eyely1561 discoverable1572 spectible1581 observable1589 visive1598 aspectable1612 observant1615 perspicable1621 perspiculative1623 remarkable1623 eyeable1633 visory1633 appearable1651 dignoscible1671 discernible1678 traceable1748 noticeable1753 visual1757 distinguishable1762 1532 T. More Confut. Barnes in Wks. (1557) 775/1 The wel knowen church [is] so builded..that it shal alway be syghtlye, and can not be hyd. 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lxxiv. 12) Many manifest deliverances had bin exhibited too the elect people as it were uppon a syghtly stage. 1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 2/1 [God] doeth not come downe from heauen, in sightly shape to speake vnto us. b. U.S. Of places: Open to the view; that may be seen from a distance; commanding a wide prospect. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > place where view obtained > [adjective] prospective1584 specular1671 speculative1709 gazy1745 speculatory1781 scenic1784 sightly1828 panoramic1855 rear view1911 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] > at a distance sightly1828 1828–32 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) We say, a house stands in a sightly place. 1891 A. M. Earle Sabbath in Puritan New Eng. i. 5 Our Puritan ancestors dearly loved a ‘sightly location’; and were willing to climb uphill cheerfully..for the sake of having a meeting-house which showed off well. 2. a. Pleasing to the sight; fair to look at; handsome, beautiful. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] faireOE comelyOE winlyOE goodlyOE hendya1250 hendc1275 quaintc1300 seemlyc1305 tidya1325 avenant1340 honestc1384 sightya1387 properc1390 well beseena1393 queema1400 speciousa1400 featousc1400 parisantc1400 rekenc1400 well-favoureda1438 wellc1450 spectable?a1475 delicatec1480 jollya1500 bonny?a1513 snog1513 viewlyc1536 goodlikec1550 sightly1555 sightful1565 beholdinga1586 eyesome?1587 decent1600 vage1604 prospicuous1605 eyely1614 fashionable1630 well-looking1638 softa1643 fineish1647 well-looked1660 of a good (also ugly, etc.) look1700 likely-looked1709 sonsy1720 smiling1725 aspectable1731 smirkya1758 likely-looking1771 respectable1776 magnificent-looking1790 producible1792 presentable1800 good-looking1804 nice-looking1807 bonnyish1855 spick1882 eyeable1887 aegyo2007 1555 J. Heywood Two Hundred Epigrammes with Thyrde sig. B.viii In a Iuggler, that lyghtnes is syghtly. 1592 R. Greene Thirde Pt. Conny-catching sig. B4^v In such sightly roumes it may easily bee thought, Citizens vse not to haue anie thing meane. 1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. ⁋12 They did not..proportion the houses in such comely fashion, as had bene most sightly and conuenient. a1652 R. Brome Weeding of Covent-Garden i. i. 1 in Five New Playes (1659) Here's Architecture exprest indeed! It is a most sightly scituation, and fit for Gentry and Nobility. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. xii. 264 They were mounted on very sightly horses. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 265 If their schemes were perfectly consistent in all their parts, it would make only a more fair and sightly vision. View more context for this quotation 1850 H. T. Cheever Whale & his Captors viii. 129 The sightly constellation of the southern cross. 1887 J. Ball Notes Naturalist in S. Amer. 322 The absence of sightly buildings is not felt. b. As adv. Handsomely, finely. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adverb] fairlyOE comelyOE hendly?c1225 goodlyc1275 seemlya1325 sweet1338 quaintly1340 properlyc1390 well?a1400 comelilyc1400 seemlilyc1400 jollilyc1426 formally1548 handsomely1560 sightly1592 handsome1600 winsomely17.. nicely1714 in one's best (also worst) looks1816 presentably1848 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adverb] > and nobly or splendidly micklelyeOE highlyeOE freelyOE dearworthlyc1230 gloriously1393 dearworthilya1400 farrandlyc1400 stately?a1439 finely?1552 gallantly1552 goldenly1580 rarely1581 sightly1592 superbly1769 splendidly1774 splendiferously1841 swell1856 in there1944 1592 W. Wyrley Lord Chandos in True Vse Armorie 42 They forward came bedect right sightly. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 290 Nor Rhodes, with Alcal and Elba, regard the robes with Crosse Sightly beset. a1626 J. Horsey Relacion Trav. in E. A. Bond Russia at Close of 16th Cent. (1856) 224 This ambassador was..sightly enterteyned. 1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 649 He, therefore, who would see his flow'rs dispos'd Sightly and in just order,..Forecasts the future whole. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1532
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