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comely
What does comely mean?
comely (adjective): very pleasing to the eye.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce comely?
/ˈkʌmli/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does comely come from?
Inherited from Middle English comli (“beautiful, handsome; of noble birth, bearing, or character; convenient, appropriate, fitting”), from Old English cȳmlīċ (“comely, beautiful, lovely”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “comely” mean?
capable of being changed
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of surpassing excellence
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aggressive; antagonistic
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very pleasing to the eye
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