What (who) is Comely - definition
Comely
AMERICAN-BRED THOROUGHBRED RACEHORSE
·adv In a becoming manner.
II. Comely ·superl Suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable.
III. Comely ·superl Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; well-proportioned; good-looking; handsome.
comely
AMERICAN-BRED THOROUGHBRED RACEHORSE
['k?mli]
¦ 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.
comely
AMERICAN-BRED THOROUGHBRED RACEHORSE
(comelier, comeliest)
A comely woman is attractive. (OLD-FASHIONED)
ADJ: usu ADJ n
Wikipedia
Comely
Comely (foaled 1912) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. She was bred by James R.
Pronunciation examples for Comely
1. His name is Jason Comely.
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2. His name is Jason Comely.
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3. We can reinvent ourselves as comely avatars. We can write the Facebook profile that pleases
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Examples of use of Comely
1. It was under their comely forms that the chancellor arrived to give his talk on Meeting the Terrorist Challenge.
2. He was at the polo match that was watched by the comely actress and the TV personality.
3. The photo almost always shows a comely star from South Korean soap operas, which are watched obsessively across Asia.
4. The tall, comely Audubon is a crack shot, deft artist, nimble fencer and dancer, able fiddler and singer.
5. The judges were most impressed, or revolted perhaps, by his passage about a comely woman who walks into a detective‘s office.