From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcomelycome‧ly /ˈkʌmli/ adjective literary old-fashioned BEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKINGa comely woman is attractive —comeliness noun [uncountable]
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comely• Perhaps she was never glamorous, nor did she care for make-up, but she was deliciously plump and comely.• The movement revealed her face as it might have been when she was young, comely and a temptation to coachmen.• The very name of this comely and quite small village which is situated to the east of Kingston upon Hull attracts attention.• A doctor and the comely Miss Montague were standing over him.• For Lexandro sported no scars whatever on his comely, olive-complexioned face - only a ruby ring through his slim right nostril.• Though not comely, she possessed a lively mind and exuded a kind of sparkling charm.Origin comely Old English cymlic, from cyme “beautiful, fine” 