The Collaborative International Dictionary
Comely \Come"ly\ (k[u^]m"l[y^]), a. [Compar. Comelier; superl. Comeliest.] [OE. comeliche, AS. cyml[=i]c; cyme suitable (fr. cuman to come, become) + l[=i]c like.]
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Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; well-proportioned; good-looking; handsome.
He that is comely when old and decrepit, surely was very beautiful when he was young.
--South.Not once perceive their foul disfigurement But boast themselves more comely than before.
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Suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable.
This is a happier and more comely time Than when these fellows ran about the streets, Crying confusion.
--Shak.It is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
--Ps. cxlvii. 1.
Wiktionary
a. (en-superlativecomely)
WordNet
See comely
adj. 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" [syn: becoming, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly]
very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" [syn: bonny, bonnie, fair]
Usage examples of "comeliest".
She was the comeliest of maidens, with long golden hair and a figure that made a man want to bury his flesh deep inside of her.
I dinna know the whole of it, but I know ‘twas said by the laird that she was the comeliest of all lasses.
The baby too who had before seemed a very ordinary little chap, was the comeliest child the midwife had ever nursed.
Like the others of his kind, he was comelier than the comeliest of men.
With all the weal in the world they dwelt there together, the most famous knights save only Christ, the loveliest ladies that ever had life, and he, the comeliest of kings, who holds the court.
She be by far the comeliest maid I've ever had the pleasure to attend or have ever seen for that matter.
You are for sure the comeliest man ever my eyes have had the pleasure to behold, Mr.
Closer up, she showed a real faded beauty: pale, almost transparent skin over haute couture cheekbones, full lips and the comeliest head of gray-brown hair he'd ever seen.
The young-man who was the comeliest of all the adulterers, ran away, and did nothing else that night save onely bewaile his striped and painted buttockes.