"oversightly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more oversightly [comparative], most oversightly [superlative]
Etymology: First attested in November 1999; a calque of the German übersichtlich (“readily viewable, clearly seen”), equivalent to over- + sight + -ly. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|übersichtlich|t=readily viewable, clearly seen}} German übersichtlich (“readily viewable, clearly seen”), {{af|en|over-|sight|-ly}} over- + sight + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} oversightly (comparative more oversightly, superlative most oversightly)
  1. (rare, nonstandard, of a graphical user interface) Offering a clear and readily grasped overview (of something). Tags: nonstandard, rare Categories (topical): Graphical user interface

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          "text": "[2009 September 9th, Tina Hall]: Very ‘uebersichtlich’…which means it’s easy to over-look (not meaning ‘miss’) and use at a glance, everything in its proper place.\nI’d translate it as “oversightly”…mean[ing] something like “giving a good oversight of (itself)”."
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