Sightlessly

Sightlessly
Sightless Sight"less, a. 1. Wanting sight; without sight; blind. [1913 Webster]

Of all who blindly creep or sightless soar. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

2. That can not be seen; invisible. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

The sightless couriers of the air. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. Offensive or unpleasing to the eye; unsightly; as, sightless stains. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] -- {Sight"less*ly}, adv.- {Sight"less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • sightlessly — adverb see sightless * * * sightˈlessly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑sight …   Useful english dictionary

  • sightless — sightlessly, adv. sightlessness, n. /suyt lis/, adj. 1. unable to see; blind. 2. invisible. [1200 50; ME. See SIGHT, LESS] * * * …   Universalium

  • sightless — adjective Date: 13th century 1. lacking sight ; blind 2. invisible 1 • sightlessly adverb • sightlessness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sightlessness — See sightlessly. * * * …   Universalium

  • blindly — adverb a) In a blind manner; without sight; sightlessly. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly. b)… …   Wiktionary

  • blindness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of sight Nouns 1. blindness, sightlessness, anopsia, cecity; total or legal blindness, binocular deprivation; blind spot; amaurosis; cataract; dimsightedness (See vision); benightedness; night or… …   English dictionary for students

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