Beautiful to the eye; of attractive appearance; good-looking. Cf. foul, adj. 7a. Now somewhat archaic… Of a person, or a person's face, figure…

Of a person, his figure, etc.: Of a pleasing or goodly appearance, fair, well-formed, handsome, ‘proper’. Obsolete exc. dialect.

Of persons and their limbs: Well-formed, well-proportioned, handsome.

Good-looking; handsome; fair, pretty. Now only dialect.

Well-proportioned, neat, graceful, handsome.

Of a person: attractive, beautiful, handsome; graceful, elegant. In later use also: pleasant in appearance but not strikingly beautiful. Now literary.

Of persons: Of becoming appearance or behaviour; seemly, comely; accomplished. Cf. proper, adj. 7b (man, child, etc.) in obsolete and dialect use.

Seen, viewed; having an appearance, looking. well-beseen: good looking, well favoured. Obsolete.

Winning favour; hence, pleasing, agreeable, beautiful, comely. Obsolete.

Of a person: Well-favoured, comely, handsome. Obsolete.

Pleasing in appearance; good-looking; presentable.

Of a person: having an attractive appearance; good-looking, handsome. Cf. ill-favoured, adj. a.

= covenable, adj. 4.

Of attractive appearance; good-looking, pretty, handsome. Obsolete.

= tretis, adj.

= tretis, adj. (Cf. trety, adj.)

Comely, beautiful.

Slender, slim, delicate, graceful, neat. (A Scottish or northern word, introduced in 19th cent. into English literature.)

Used as an indefinite term of admiration: handsome, fine, excellent. Also (a) (of people and animals): bonny, plump; thriving; (b) (of things)…

? Pretty, handsome.

Having a fair countenance; fair-faced, comely, handsome.

Of a person: of good or attractive appearance; physically attractive. Now archaic and rare.

Attractive, handsome; presentable; = personable, adj. 1a. Obsolete. rare.

Pleasing or attractive in appearance, handsome, comely; of attractive nature or disposition, of winning character or manners.

In good condition, or of good appearance; fair, well-favoured, comely, bonny; fat, plump, healthy. In quot. 1340 –70, showy, gorgeous. Now dialect.

Of a person: of good or pleasing appearance; (now usually) physically attractive, esp. having a beautiful face. Cf. well-looking, adj. 1.

Chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern). well to be seen (also (rare) well to see): (of a person) good-looking, attractive.