comely
11comely — comelily, adv. comeliness, n. /kum lee/, adj., comelier, comeliest. 1. pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair: a comely face. 2. proper; seemly; becoming: comely behavior. [bef. 1000; ME cumli, OE cymlic lovely, equiv. to cyme exquisite (c. MHG …
12comely — [13] Old English had an adjective cymlic ‘beautiful’ (no relation at all to come), but this seems to have died out around the year 1000, and it is likely that comely, which first appears in the early 13th century, represents a reduced version of… …
13comely — [13] Old English had an adjective cymlic ‘beautiful’ (no relation at all to come), but this seems to have died out around the year 1000, and it is likely that comely, which first appears in the early 13th century, represents a reduced version of… …
14comely — adjective /ˈkʌmli/ Pleasing or attractive to the eye. The chiefs name was To jo, and his household consisted of seven females and himself. These women were much more comely, or rather less hideous than those of Tsas people; one of them, even, was …
15comely — See homely. See homely, comely …
16comely — come|ly [ˈkʌmli] adj literary old fashioned [: Old English; Origin: cymlic, from cyme beautiful, fine ] a comely woman is attractive >comeliness n [U] …
17comely — come|ly [ kʌmli ] adjective OLD FASHIONED a comely woman or girl is attractive …
18comely — [[t]kʌ̱mli[/t]] comelier, comeliest ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A comely woman is attractive. [OLD FASHIONED] …
19comely — adjective literary a comely woman has an attractive appearance comeliness noun (U) …
20comely — /ˈkʌmli/ (say kumlee) adjective (comelier, comeliest) 1. pleasing in appearance; fair. 2. proper; seemly; becoming. {Middle English; Old English cȳmlic, from cȳme comely + līc. See ly} –comeliness, noun …
