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comely adjective [ ˈkʌmli ]

• pleasant to look at; attractive (typically used of a woman).
• "the comely Italian actress Valeria Golino"
Similar: 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, bonny, fanciable, beddable, tasty, hot, knockout, drop-dead gorgeous, out of this world, easy on the eye, come-hither, come-to-bed, fit, smashing, cute, foxy, bootylicious, spunky, beauteous, taking, well favoured, fair, sightly, pulchritudinous,
Opposite: ugly,
Origin: Middle English: probably shortened from becomely ‘fitting, becoming’, from become.


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