"sightwise" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more sightwise [comparative], most sightwise [superlative]
Etymology: From sight + -wise. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sight|wise}} sight + -wise Head templates: {{en-adv}} sightwise (comparative more sightwise, superlative most sightwise)
  1. Pertaining to, concerning, or regarding sight or vision.
    Sense id: en-sightwise-en-adv-x~dNOCKv
  2. Pertaining to, concerning, or regarding sights or things seen.
    Sense id: en-sightwise-en-adv-sQZN1EG~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -wise Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -wise: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: visually

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