sightyadj.

Etymology: < sight n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare obsolete Flemish sightigh (Kilian), Middle Low German sichtich, Old High German (ge)sihtig, Middle High German sihtig (older German sichtig), visible (in German also ‘seeing’).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsighty.

Obsolete exc. dialect.

†1. Sightly, fair, handsome. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective]

faireOE

comelyOE

winlyOE

goodlyOE

hendya1250

hendc1275

quaintc1300

seemlyc1305

tidya1325

avenant1340

honestc1384

sightya1387

properc1390

well beseena1393

queema1400

speciousa1400

featousc1400

parisantc1400

rekenc1400

well-favoureda1438

wellc1450

spectable?a1475

delicatec1480

jollya1500

bonny?a1513

snog1513

viewlyc1536

goodlikec1550

sightly1555

sightful1565

beholdinga1586

eyesome?1587

decent1600

vage1604

prospicuous1605

eyely1614

fashionable1630

well-looking1638

softa1643

fineish1647

well-looked1660

of a good (also ugly, etc.) look1700

likely-looked1709

sonsy1720

smiling1725

aspectable1731

smirkya1758

likely-looking1771

respectable1776

magnificent-looking1790

producible1792

presentable1800

good-looking1804

nice-looking1807

bonnyish1855

spick1882

eyeable1887

aegyo2007

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1874) V. 269 A wonder faire mayde,..and wonder siȝty for men to byholde.

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. i. iv. 28 The romanis dressit furth þis play In the maist solempne maner þai culd or mycht, to mak It þe more sichty and glorius to the pepill.

†2. Visible, conspicuous. (See also quot. c1440¹.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective]

i-seyenlyeOE

iseneOE

senec1175

seyelyc1225

visiblea1340

seena1398

sighty1398

seeablea1425

spectablec1440

sightfulc1480

sightly1532

appearingc1550

discernable1561

eyely1561

discoverable1572

spectible1581

observable1589

visive1598

aspectable1612

observant1615

perspicable1621

perspiculative1623

remarkable1623

eyeable1633

visory1633

appearable1651

dignoscible1671

discernible1678

traceable1748

noticeable1753

visual1757

distinguishable1762

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xix. i The reson of siȝty þinge is roted and ischape in liȝt.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 455 Syghty, visibilis.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 455 Syghty, or glarynge,..rutilans.

c1475 Partenay 1229 Antony..in hys iaw bare A hurt ful of pain Off a lyon, which al hys life bare ful sighty.

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1903) II. v. xvi. 203/2 Þare souerane manhede & vertew was sa notabill and sichty.

c1540 J. Bellenden in tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. sig. Biij The peple thairof ar..maist sychty in craft of cheualrie.

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Iiii^v/2 Sighty, visibilis.

3. Keen-sighted; clever. Now dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > clear- or sharp-sighted

bright-eyeda1393

sightya1400

well-eyeda1425

well-seeing?a1425

eagle-eyeda1475

well-sighteda1529

clear-eyed1530

quick-sighted1542

oculate1549

quick-eyed1561

eyed1563

sharpsighted1571

clear-sighted1586

eagle-sighted1589

lynx-eyed1597

mouse-eyed1599

lycophosed1600

lycophosy1600

right-eyed1600

nimble-eyed1605

perspicacious1616

lyncean1622

piercing-sighted1630

perspicuous1657

sharp-eyed1672

gimlet-eyed1752

keen-eyed1781

keen-sighted1813

hawk-eyed1818

accipitrine1872

accipitral1881

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective]

sharpc888

yepec1000

spacka1200

yare-witelc1275

fellc1300

yap13..

seeinga1382

far-castinga1387

sightya1400

perceivinga1425

snellc1425

politic?a1439

quickc1449

pregnant?a1475

pert1484

quick-wittedc1525

apt1535

intelligentc1540

queemc1540

ready-witted1576

political1577

of (a) great, deep, etc., reach1579

conceited1583

perspicuous1584

sharp-witteda1586

shrewd1589

inseeing1590

conceived1596

acute1598

pregnate1598

agile1599

nimble-headed1601

insighted1602

nimble1604

nimble-witted1604

penetrant1605

penetrating1606

spraga1616

acuminous1619

discoursing1625

smart1639

penetrativea1641

sagacious1650

nasute1653

acuminate1654

blunt-sharpa1661

long-headed1665

smoky1688

rapid1693

keen1704

gash1706

snack1710

cute1731

mobile1778

wide awake1785

acuminated1786

quick-minded1789

kicky1790

snap1790

downy1803

snacky1806

unbaffleable1827

varmint1829

needle-sharp1836

nimble-brained1836

incisivea1850

spry1849

fast1850

snappy1871

hard-boiled1884

on the spot1903

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 13448 Is noon so siȝty foule of eȝe Ny so fer to fle may dreȝe.

1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 453/1 We are sighty inough to our owne profite.

1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale Sighty, quick at seeing how a thing ought to be done.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sighty
释义	sightyadj. Etymology: < sight n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare obsolete Flemish sightigh (Kilian), Middle Low German sichtich, Old High German (ge)sihtig, Middle High German sihtig (older German sichtig), visible (in German also ‘seeing’).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsighty. Obsolete exc. dialect. †1. Sightly, fair, handsome. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] faireOE comelyOE winlyOE goodlyOE hendya1250 hendc1275 quaintc1300 seemlyc1305 tidya1325 avenant1340 honestc1384 sightya1387 properc1390 well beseena1393 queema1400 speciousa1400 featousc1400 parisantc1400 rekenc1400 well-favoureda1438 wellc1450 spectable?a1475 delicatec1480 jollya1500 bonny?a1513 snog1513 viewlyc1536 goodlikec1550 sightly1555 sightful1565 beholdinga1586 eyesome?1587 decent1600 vage1604 prospicuous1605 eyely1614 fashionable1630 well-looking1638 softa1643 fineish1647 well-looked1660 of a good (also ugly, etc.) look1700 likely-looked1709 sonsy1720 smiling1725 aspectable1731 smirkya1758 likely-looking1771 respectable1776 magnificent-looking1790 producible1792 presentable1800 good-looking1804 nice-looking1807 bonnyish1855 spick1882 eyeable1887 aegyo2007 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1874) V. 269 A wonder faire mayde,..and wonder siȝty for men to byholde. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. i. iv. 28 The romanis dressit furth þis play In the maist solempne maner þai culd or mycht, to mak It þe more sichty and glorius to the pepill. †2. Visible, conspicuous. (See also quot. c1440¹.) ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] i-seyenlyeOE iseneOE senec1175 seyelyc1225 visiblea1340 seena1398 sighty1398 seeablea1425 spectablec1440 sightfulc1480 sightly1532 appearingc1550 discernable1561 eyely1561 discoverable1572 spectible1581 observable1589 visive1598 aspectable1612 observant1615 perspicable1621 perspiculative1623 remarkable1623 eyeable1633 visory1633 appearable1651 dignoscible1671 discernible1678 traceable1748 noticeable1753 visual1757 distinguishable1762 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xix. i The reson of siȝty þinge is roted and ischape in liȝt. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 455 Syghty, visibilis. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 455 Syghty, or glarynge,..rutilans. c1475 Partenay 1229 Antony..in hys iaw bare A hurt ful of pain Off a lyon, which al hys life bare ful sighty. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1903) II. v. xvi. 203/2 Þare souerane manhede & vertew was sa notabill and sichty. c1540 J. Bellenden in tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. sig. Biij The peple thairof ar..maist sychty in craft of cheualrie. 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Iiii^v/2 Sighty, visibilis. 3. Keen-sighted; clever. Now dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > clear- or sharp-sighted bright-eyeda1393 sightya1400 well-eyeda1425 well-seeing?a1425 eagle-eyeda1475 well-sighteda1529 clear-eyed1530 quick-sighted1542 oculate1549 quick-eyed1561 eyed1563 sharpsighted1571 clear-sighted1586 eagle-sighted1589 lynx-eyed1597 mouse-eyed1599 lycophosed1600 lycophosy1600 right-eyed1600 nimble-eyed1605 perspicacious1616 lyncean1622 piercing-sighted1630 perspicuous1657 sharp-eyed1672 gimlet-eyed1752 keen-eyed1781 keen-sighted1813 hawk-eyed1818 accipitrine1872 accipitral1881 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] sharpc888 yepec1000 spacka1200 yare-witelc1275 fellc1300 yap13.. seeinga1382 far-castinga1387 sightya1400 perceivinga1425 snellc1425 politic?a1439 quickc1449 pregnant?a1475 pert1484 quick-wittedc1525 apt1535 intelligentc1540 queemc1540 ready-witted1576 political1577 of (a) great, deep, etc., reach1579 conceited1583 perspicuous1584 sharp-witteda1586 shrewd1589 inseeing1590 conceived1596 acute1598 pregnate1598 agile1599 nimble-headed1601 insighted1602 nimble1604 nimble-witted1604 penetrant1605 penetrating1606 spraga1616 acuminous1619 discoursing1625 smart1639 penetrativea1641 sagacious1650 nasute1653 acuminate1654 blunt-sharpa1661 long-headed1665 smoky1688 rapid1693 keen1704 gash1706 snack1710 cute1731 mobile1778 wide awake1785 acuminated1786 quick-minded1789 kicky1790 snap1790 downy1803 snacky1806 unbaffleable1827 varmint1829 needle-sharp1836 nimble-brained1836 incisivea1850 spry1849 fast1850 snappy1871 hard-boiled1884 on the spot1903 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 13448 Is noon so siȝty foule of eȝe Ny so fer to fle may dreȝe. 1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 453/1 We are sighty inough to our owne profite. 1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale Sighty, quick at seeing how a thing ought to be done. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1387
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