COMELY


Meaning of COMELY in English

— 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 kume weak, tender, G kaum (adv.) with difficulty, OHG kumo ) + -lic -LY ]

Syn. 1. pretty, handsome, beautiful, good-looking, personable.

Ant. 1. unattractive.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .