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adjective, -li·er, -li·est.
1.
pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair: a comely face.
2.
proper; seemly; becoming: comely behavior.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
come·li·ly, adverb
come·li·ness, noun
un·come·ly, adjective
Synonyms
1. pretty, handsome, beautiful, good-looking, personable.
1. pretty, handsome, beautiful, good-looking, personable.
Antonyms
1. unattractive.
1. unattractive.
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comely
O.E. cymlic "lovely, splendid, finely made," from cyme "exquisite, glorious, delicate," from W.Gmc. *kumi- "delicate, feeble." Or perhaps the modern word is from M.E. bicumelic "suitable, exquisite," lit. "becomely."
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