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comely

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come⋅ly

  [kuhm-lee]
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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:
bef. 1000; ME cumli, OE cȳmlīc lovely, equiv. to cȳme exquisite (c. MHG kūme weak, tender, G kaum (adv.) with difficulty, OHG kūmo) + -līc -ly

Related forms:
come⋅li⋅ly, adverb
come⋅li⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. pretty, handsome, beautiful, good-looking, personable.

Antonyms:
1. unattractive.
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come·ly   (kŭm'lē)   
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 cȳmlic, lovely, delicate, from cȳme, beautiful.]
come'li·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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