sightly

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Middle English sightlye, equivalent to sight + -ly. Cognate with German sichtlich (“visible”).

Each one, who bears the sightly quarterings Of the great Baron (he whose name and worth The festival of Thomas still revives) His knighthood and his privilege retain’d; Albeit one, who borders them With gold, This day is mingled with the common herd. — The divine comedy, Dante Alighieri

bonny, bonnie, comely, fair

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