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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.

Words related to comely

good-looking, winsome, attractive, becoming, blooming, buxom, fair, fine, gorgeous, graceful, handsome, nice, pleasing, pretty, stunning, wholesome, beauteous, pulchritudinous

Words nearby comely

comedown, comedy, comedy of errors, comedy of errors, the, comedy of manners, comely, comenius, comer, comes, comestible, comet

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
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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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