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Definition of comely in English: comelyadjectivecomeliest, comelier ˈkʌmliˈkəmli humorous, archaic 1(typically of a woman) pleasant to look at; attractive. the comely Italian actress Valeria Golino Example sentencesExamples - Upon his arrival, he meets a comely woman who is in charge of renovating the church.
- Here is the comely girl, unwed and great with child, who came to me in tears last month - a young cook in our traveling party is the father.
- Which football nation is represented by the most comely lady?
- Shall we not at long last spare this good and comely woman from further degradation?
- Had we become " comely maidens and athletic youths at the crossroads"?
- For many centuries, goats have actually been polymorphed into comely virgins.
- Their next stop was a witch's kitchen, where Faust caught sight of the image of a comely woman in a mirror.
- Apparently comely Irish maidens are a thing of the past, and women have arrived showing more flesh than fabric.
- When a comely woman flirts with him at a bar, he acts distracted and disinterested.
- The law was aimed at deterring unscrupulous boardinghouse touts who jumped aboard arriving ships to ply gullible sailors with cheap liquor and comely prostitutes.
- With that proclamation, he rushed back up the steps followed by the lead knight, leaving the knights to look worried and confused in front of a group of comely women.
- Their conversation was interrupted when their stagecoach stopped at a small way station and a comely woman with light-brown hair dressed in unattractive dark clothing joined the stage.
- The founding fathers of our state might have been interested to know that some of the earliest close-up portraits of their citizens - taken between 1892 and 1911-were of comely maidens reclining nude in various poses.
- Now the fragments of the treasure map are tattooed on the supple bodies of several comely maidens, and it's a race to be the first to undress them.
- A newspaper holds a 700 mile horse race, and the usual suspects apply: the comely lady of the night, the young upstart, the grizzled veteran and, err, the animal advocate?
- I managed to resist the allure of comely females for the rest of the day; but unfortunately, at night time, I relapsed again.
- Aren't Sicilian scoundrels wooing comely American lasses behind every corner?
- In its cast of comely lasses are the prototypical visions found within the boundary of the male fantasy.
- The comely heroine is in the Cotton city for the first time.
- It was an unwritten law that Bridget, for she was most comely, was always the apple of every unmarried man's eye.
Synonyms attractive, good-looking, nice-looking, beautiful, pretty, handsome, lovely, stunning, striking, arresting, gorgeous, prepossessing, winning, fetching, captivating, bewitching, beguiling, engaging, charming, charismatic, enchanting, appealing, delightful, irresistible sexy, sexually attractive, sexual, seductive, alluring, tantalizing, ravishing, desirable, sultry, sensuous, sensual, erotic, arousing, luscious, lush, nubile Scottish & Northern English bonny informal fanciable, beddable, tasty, hot, smashing, knockout, drop-dead gorgeous, out of this world, easy on the eye, come-hither, come-to-bed British informal fit North American informal cute, foxy, bootylicious Australian/New Zealand informal spunky literary beauteous dated taking, well favoured archaic fair rare sightly, pulchritudinous - 1.1 Agreeable; suitable.
Example sentencesExamples - We think comely incentives should be reserved for those big and serious investors say, in mining, agriculture, tourism and manufacturing.
- In the shares-for-loans feast, they paid $170.1m for a controlling share in NN, producer of half the world's platinoid metals, a fifth of its nickel, and a comely share of its gold and copper.
- Two adobo-rubbed lamb chops arrive grilled exactly as ordered, carnivorously comely in their spicy West African peanut sauce and marvelously garnished with a savory minced lamb pie.
- A bottle of Australian Shiraz was a comely accompaniment.
- Only a compound can be beautiful, never anything devoid of parts; and only a whole; the several parts will have beauty, not in themselves, but only as working together to give a comely total.
- The middle days of our journey bring us two historical highlights as well as a demanding set of eight manually-operated locks on the way to and from the comely village of Stoke Bruerne in South Northamptonshire.
- As for spider cannibalism, this happens frequently, and usually under different circumstances: Males hot and bothered by comely females will venture forth for the chance to mate.
- Why would Bridget not consent to such a suitable arrangement, with a comely, clever, supremely eligible young man; not consent, moreover, when she was carrying his child?
- The building, with the comely address of 11 Spring Street, has inspired conspiracy theories, fear, loathing and - in the pages of the New York Times - utter perplexity.
Derivatives noun ˈkʌmlɪnəsˈkəmlinəs humorous, archaic The notion of beauty is associated with a variety of other words and meanings, including, majesty, glory, honor, loveliness, comeliness, pleasantness, delightfulness, and excellence. Example sentencesExamples - Charmed by the bull's comeliness, Europa and her handmaidens deck him with flowers.
- This is when the female population of Scotland emerge chrysalis-like from their usual many layers of clothing to reveal unsuspected heights of comeliness.
- An admirable physique, combined with keen eyes, a firm jaw, and stern countenance made obvious the fact that, though he was no longer in the prime of youth, his comeliness was comparable to that of many of his younger captains.
- Strength and comeliness are the reasons for mating, not love.
Origin Middle English: probably shortened from becomely 'fitting, becoming', from become. Definition of comely in US English: comelyadjectiveˈkəmlēˈkəmli humorous, archaic 1(typically of a woman) pleasant to look at; attractive. the comely Italian actress Valeria Golino Example sentencesExamples - The founding fathers of our state might have been interested to know that some of the earliest close-up portraits of their citizens - taken between 1892 and 1911-were of comely maidens reclining nude in various poses.
- Upon his arrival, he meets a comely woman who is in charge of renovating the church.
- I managed to resist the allure of comely females for the rest of the day; but unfortunately, at night time, I relapsed again.
- Here is the comely girl, unwed and great with child, who came to me in tears last month - a young cook in our traveling party is the father.
- When a comely woman flirts with him at a bar, he acts distracted and disinterested.
- Which football nation is represented by the most comely lady?
- Shall we not at long last spare this good and comely woman from further degradation?
- The law was aimed at deterring unscrupulous boardinghouse touts who jumped aboard arriving ships to ply gullible sailors with cheap liquor and comely prostitutes.
- Aren't Sicilian scoundrels wooing comely American lasses behind every corner?
- In its cast of comely lasses are the prototypical visions found within the boundary of the male fantasy.
- Their next stop was a witch's kitchen, where Faust caught sight of the image of a comely woman in a mirror.
- Now the fragments of the treasure map are tattooed on the supple bodies of several comely maidens, and it's a race to be the first to undress them.
- Their conversation was interrupted when their stagecoach stopped at a small way station and a comely woman with light-brown hair dressed in unattractive dark clothing joined the stage.
- A newspaper holds a 700 mile horse race, and the usual suspects apply: the comely lady of the night, the young upstart, the grizzled veteran and, err, the animal advocate?
- Apparently comely Irish maidens are a thing of the past, and women have arrived showing more flesh than fabric.
- For many centuries, goats have actually been polymorphed into comely virgins.
- With that proclamation, he rushed back up the steps followed by the lead knight, leaving the knights to look worried and confused in front of a group of comely women.
- Had we become " comely maidens and athletic youths at the crossroads"?
- It was an unwritten law that Bridget, for she was most comely, was always the apple of every unmarried man's eye.
- The comely heroine is in the Cotton city for the first time.
Synonyms attractive, good-looking, nice-looking, beautiful, pretty, handsome, lovely, stunning, striking, arresting, gorgeous, prepossessing, winning, fetching, captivating, bewitching, beguiling, engaging, charming, charismatic, enchanting, appealing, delightful, irresistible - 1.1 Agreeable; suitable.
Example sentencesExamples - As for spider cannibalism, this happens frequently, and usually under different circumstances: Males hot and bothered by comely females will venture forth for the chance to mate.
- A bottle of Australian Shiraz was a comely accompaniment.
- The building, with the comely address of 11 Spring Street, has inspired conspiracy theories, fear, loathing and - in the pages of the New York Times - utter perplexity.
- In the shares-for-loans feast, they paid $170.1m for a controlling share in NN, producer of half the world's platinoid metals, a fifth of its nickel, and a comely share of its gold and copper.
- Why would Bridget not consent to such a suitable arrangement, with a comely, clever, supremely eligible young man; not consent, moreover, when she was carrying his child?
- Two adobo-rubbed lamb chops arrive grilled exactly as ordered, carnivorously comely in their spicy West African peanut sauce and marvelously garnished with a savory minced lamb pie.
- We think comely incentives should be reserved for those big and serious investors say, in mining, agriculture, tourism and manufacturing.
- The middle days of our journey bring us two historical highlights as well as a demanding set of eight manually-operated locks on the way to and from the comely village of Stoke Bruerne in South Northamptonshire.
- Only a compound can be beautiful, never anything devoid of parts; and only a whole; the several parts will have beauty, not in themselves, but only as working together to give a comely total.
Origin Middle English: probably shortened from becomely ‘fitting, becoming’, from become. |