Comely Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Comely

Learn about the word Comely to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Comely definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Comely

Comely Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Comely? [adj] very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" [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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Comely: beautiful \| becoming \| bonnie \| bonny \| comme il faut \| decent \| decorous \| fair \| proper \| seemly Related Terms \| Find terms related to Comely: agreeable \| amply endowed \| appealing \| appropriate \| apt \| attractive \| beauteous \| beautiful \| becoming \| befitting \| bonny \| braw \| built \| built for comfort \| buxom \| callipygian \| callipygous \| civilized \| clean \| clean-cut \| comme il faut \| conforming \| correct \| curvaceous \| curvy \| fair \| felicitous \| fit \| fitting \| goddess-like \| good-looking \| goodly \| handsome \| happy \| inspired \| Junoesque \| just \| likely \| lovely \| lovely to behold \| neat \| nice \| personable \| pleasing \| pneumatic \| presentable \| pretty \| proper \| pulchritudinous \| seemly \| shapely \| sightly \| slender \| stacked \| statuesque \| trim \| well-built \| well-chosen \| well-expressed \| well-favored \| well-formed \| well-made \| well-proportioned \| well-put \| well-shaped \| well-stacked \| wholesome \| winsome See Also \| Comely In Webster's Dictionary \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.] 1. 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. --Milton. 2. 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. \Come"ly\, adv. In a becoming manner. --Ascham.

Comely Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Comely?

[adj] very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"
[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"

See Also |

Comely In Webster's Dictionary

\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.]
1. 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.   --Milton.

2. 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.


\Come"ly\, adv.
In a becoming manner. --Ascham.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Maxillary artery ‐ either of two arteries branching from the external carotid artery…
Optical illusion ‐ an optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive visual…
Hinderingly ‐ in an obstructive manner; "he acted very obstructively when we…
Quercus rubra ‐ large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed…
Pompano ‐ any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and…
Flower chain ‐ flowers strung together…
Paper electrophoresis ‐ electrophoresis carried out on…
Pygmy marmoset ‐ the smallest monkey; of tropical forests of…
Pallid bat ‐ drab yellowish big-eared…
Beguile ‐ attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"…