| 单词 | comely |
| 释义 | comely (once / 1090 pages) adj Comely means attractive or appropriate. A comely girl is pretty. A comely hairstyle is flattering. If your manners are comely, it means you know the right way to act to put people at their ease. Comely is related to the word becoming, in the sense of something's being attractive and appropriate––you're comely wearing that becoming blouse, the way she told the story was becoming to a comely young lady. Comely is the opposite of the similar-looking homely, which means plain-looking, almost ugly. WORD FAMILYcomely: comelier, comeliest, comelily, comeliness, uncomely+/comeliness: comelinesses USAGE EXAMPLES“I would recommend not using your hands,” said one comely female platter, covered in raw sliced root vegetables. New York Times(Nov 23, 2016) That is, of course, until she meets Xavier and falls under the sway of his half-opened plaid shirts and comely thatch of chest hair. The Guardian(Oct 04, 2016) They clog the roadway and block views — but not so much when proceeding clockwise, with comely Kenmare in our rear-view. Washington Post(Sep 01, 2016) 1adj according with custom or propriety comely behavior Syn becoming, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly proper marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness 2adj very pleasing to the eye a comely face Syn bonnie, bonny, fair, sightly beautiful delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration |
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