What is the Latin word for sightly?

The usual Latin words for “sightly” are fōrmōsus, pulcher, venustus; also speciōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“sightly” in Latin

fōrmōsusbeautiful, handsome; aesthetic, well-formed pulcherbeautiful, fair, pretty; noble, honorable, excellent venustuscharming, friendly, lovely, pleasing, comely, beautiful, elegant; artistic, elegant; affable, elegant, charming speciōsusgood-looking, handsome, beautiful; splendid, brilliant; showy, specious

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

sightly

formosus: pulcher: venustus: speciosus: specie venusta: forma pulchra: [SYN. in BEAUTIFUL].

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What is the Latin word for sightly?: The usual Latin words for “sightly” are fōrmōsus, pulcher, venustus; also speciōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.