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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
comely /ˈkʌmli/
adjective (comelier, comeliest)
  • 1 archaic or humorous (typically of a woman) pleasant to look at; attractive.
  • 2 archaic agreeable; suitable.
– derivatives
comeliness noun.
– origin ME: prob. shortened from becomely ‘fitting, becoming’, from become.



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