comely

[ kuhm-lee ]
/ ˈkʌm li /
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adjective, come·li·er, come·li·est.

pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair: a comely face.
proper; seemly; becoming: comely behavior.

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Origin of comely

before 1000; Middle English cumli,Old English cȳmlīc lovely, equivalent to cȳme exquisite (cognate with Middle High German kūme weak, tender, German kaum (adv.) with difficulty, Old High German kūmo) + -līc-ly

OTHER WORDS FROM comely

come·li·ly, adverbcome·li·ness, nounun·come·ly, adjective

Words nearby comely

come in from the cold, come in handy, come in out of the rain, know enough to, come into, Come live with me and be my love, comely, Comenius, come of, come of age, come off, come off it
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British Dictionary definitions for comely

comely
/ (ˈkʌmlɪ) /

adjective -lier or -liest

good-looking; attractive

Derived forms of comely

comeliness, noun

Word Origin for comely

Old English cӯmlīc beautiful; related to Old High German cūmi frail, Middle High German komlīche suitably
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