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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"

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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.

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