单词 | comely |
释义 | comely[ kuhm-lee ] / ˈkʌm li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR comely ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, come·li·er, come·li·est.pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair: a comely face. proper; seemly; becoming: comely behavior. Origin of comelybefore 1000; Middle English cumli,Old English cȳmlīc lovely, equivalent to cȳme exquisite (cognate with Middle High German kūme weak, tender, German kaum (adv.) with difficulty, Old High German kūmo) + -līc-ly SYNONYMS FOR comely1 pretty, handsome, beautiful, good-looking, personable. SEE SYNONYMS FOR comely ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR comely1 unattractive. SEE ANTONYMS FOR comely ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM comelycome·li·ly, adverbcome·li·ness, nounun·come·ly, adjectiveWords nearby comelycome in from the cold, come in handy, come in out of the rain, know enough to, come into, Come live with me and be my love, comely, Comenius, come of, come of age, come off, come off it Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for comelyBritish Dictionary definitions for comelycomely / (ˈkʌmlɪ) / adjective -lier or -liestgood-looking; attractive Derived forms of comelycomeliness, nounWord Origin for comelyOld English cӯmlīc beautiful; related to Old High German cūmi frail, Middle High German komlīche suitably Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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