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- Dictionarycomely/ˈkʌmli/
adjective
- 1. pleasant to look at; attractive (typically used of a woman): archaic, humorous "the comely Italian actress Valeria Golino"
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adjective. old-fashioned or literary uk / ˈkʌm.li / us / ˈkʌm.li / Add to word list. A comely woman is attractive in appearance. Compare. bonny mainly Scottish English. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Attractive. adorable. adorably. adorbs. aesthetically. disarmingly. distinguished. dreamy. drop-dead gorgeous. lovably. loveliness.
The meaning of COMELY is pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion. How to use comely in a sentence. Comely Has a Broad and Beautiful History Synonym Discussion of Comely.
Comely means attractive or appropriate. A comely girl is pretty. A comely hairstyle is flattering. If your manners are comely, it means you know the right way to act to put people at their ease.
Comely definition: pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair. See examples of COMELY used in a sentence.
What does the word comely mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word comely, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word comely? About 0.4 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
1. Pleasing and wholesome in appearance; attractive. See Synonyms at beautiful. 2. Suitable; seemly: comely behavior. [Middle English comli, alteration (probably influenced by bicomli, seemly) of cumli, from Old English cȳmlic, lovely, delicate, from cȳme, beautiful.] come′li·ness n.
Jul 17, 2024 · comely (comparative comelier or more comely, superlative comeliest or most comely) (chiefly literary or poetic) (dated or archaic) Of a person: attractive or pleasing to look at; beautiful, handsome; also, attractive but not particularly beautiful or handsome. Synonyms: pulchritudinous; see also Thesaurus: beautiful.
