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Rightful vs Sightful - What's the difference?

rightful | sightful |

As adjectives the difference between rightful and sightful

is that rightful is by right, by law while sightful is (obsolete) easily or clearly seen; distinctly visible; perspicuous.

rightful

English

Adjective

(head)
  • By right, by law.
    • Who shall pull this sword from the stone is rightful king of England. (w)

    Antonyms

    * wrongful * unrightful

    Related terms

    * right, -ful

    sightful

    English

    Adjective

    (more)
  • (obsolete) Easily or clearly seen; distinctly visible; perspicuous
    • (Testament of Love)
  • Having full sight; clear-sighted; perspicacious and discerning; observant

    • Quotations

    :* ''Fair lady of hearts, sweet dame of tenderness, tender me thine ears, suffer one, hath sighed and suffered for sake of thee, to sightful sue. — Jeffery Farnol, "The Geste of Duke Jocelyn", 1920 :* The very sightful life of Dionne Quann — Alan Roberts, "The very sightful life of Dionne Quann", 2004 :* While polling trends can be interesting and even sightful , again, the only meaningful poll is on Election Day — NW Progressive Blog, 2008 :* A sightful driver — staff, photo caption, "The News (New Glasgow) ", 2009 :* ... into the house that was so warm and delightful, / and out the window was a sightful'''.'' — Ophelia, "A ' Sightful ", 2010

    Derived terms

    * sightfully * sightfulness

    References

    * (Webster) * Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, sightful