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Word entry · 6 letters

comely

Best crossword clue

"Pleasing in appearance"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈkʌmli/Part of speech adjectiveSorted celmoyStarts with CEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
1C2O3M4E5L6Y

Definitions

  1. very pleasing to the eye

Word origin

From Middle English comli, cumly, cumeliche (“beautifully, handsomely; gracefully; splendidly; fittingly, properly; well”), from Old English cȳme (adjective) (see etymology 1) + Middle English -li (suffix forming adverbs).

Used in a sentence

  • a comely woman
  • Not once perceive their foul disfigurement, / But boaſt themſelves more comely than before
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  • He that is comely, when old and decrepit, ſurely was very beautiful, when he was young.

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