"sightful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more sightful [comparative], most sightful [superlative]
Etymology: From sight + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sight|ful|pos=adjective}} sight + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj|more}} sightful (comparative more sightful, superlative most sightful)
  1. (obsolete) Easily or clearly seen; distinctly visible; perspicuous Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-sightful-en-adj-Ei8sK3WD Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 68 32 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7
  2. Having full sight; clear-sighted; perspicacious and discerning; observant
    Sense id: en-sightful-en-adj--z55tz0K
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sightfully, sightfulness

Download JSON data for sightful meaning in English (1.9kB)

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