sightful
English
Adjective
sightful (comparative more sightful, superlative most sightful)
- (obsolete) Easily or clearly seen; distinctly visible; perspicuous
- 1594, Richard Carew, The Examination of Men's Wits:
- for sadness and affliction not only diminisheth and consumeth the moisture of the brain, but also drieth up the bones, with which quality the understanding groweth more sharp and sightful.
- Having full sight; clear-sighted; perspicacious and discerning; observant
Derived terms
- sightfully
- sightfulness
References
- “sightful”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, sightful
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