different between mightful vs sightful

mightful

English

Etymology

From might +? -ful.

Adjective

mightful (comparative more mightful, superlative most mightful)

  1. (now literary, archaic) Mighty, powerful.
    Synonym: mainful
    Antonym: mightless
    • c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, I:
      Here my?tow see ensamples · in hym-selue one / That he was mi?tful & meke · and mercy gan graunte.

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sightful

English

Etymology

From sight +? -ful

Adjective

sightful (comparative more sightful, superlative most sightful)

  1. (obsolete) Easily or clearly seen; distinctly visible; perspicuous
  2. Having full sight; clear-sighted; perspicacious and discerning; observant

Derived terms

  • sightfully
  • sightfulness

References

  • sightful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, sightful

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