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comely

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come·ly  (kml)
adj. come·li·er, come·li·est
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 cmlic, lovely, delicate, from cme, beautiful.]
comeli·ness n.
comely
Adjective
[-lier, -liest] Old-fashioned good-looking [Old English cȳmlīc beautiful]
comeliness n
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Adj.1.comely - according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"
becoming, comme il faut, seemly, decent, decorous
proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
2.comely - very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"
bonnie, bonny, sightly, fair
beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"
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Madame Aubain had married a comely youth without any money, who died in the beginning of 1809, leaving her with two young children and a number of debts.
A Simple Soul by Flaubert, Gustave View in context
It is a strange thing, to note the excess of this passion, and how it braves the nature, and value of things, by this; that the speaking in a perpetual hyperbole, is comely in nothing but in love.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
The comely woman of whom I spoke was called So-ta, and she took such a lively interest in me that To-jo finally objected to her attentions, emphasizing his displeasure by knocking her down and kicking her into a corner of the cavern.
The Land That Time Forgot by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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