comely
To embellish or graceTo embellish or grace (something).
» Sami has fallen hard for a comely co-worker.
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1 senses(literary, obsolete, poetic, rare)To embellish or grace (something).
Examples
5 sentencesSami has fallen hard for a comely co-worker.
For lo, the ewe goat was comely in appearance, hence the shepherd knew her twice upon the hill.
Shew me thy face, let thy voice sound in my ears: for thy voice is sweet, and thy face comely.
ruПокажи мне лицо твоё, дай мне услышать голос твой; потому что голос твой сладок и лицо твоё приятно. — carlosalberto
Joseph is a growing son, a growing son and comely to behold: the daughters run to and fro upon the wall.
And Joseph was of a beautiful countenance, and comely to behold.
Origin
The adjective is derived from Middle English comly, comli, cumly, cumlich (“of a person: bThe adjective is derived from Middle English comly, comli, cumly, cumlich (“of a person: beautiful, handsome, etc.; of noble birth, bearing, or character; of behaviour: appropriate, becoming; of an event: convenient; favourable; of a thing: beautiful, wonderful; fitting, proper”), from Old English cymlīċ, cȳmlīċ (“beautiful, comely; splendid; convenient”), from cȳme (“beautiful, comely; splendid; exquisite, fine”) + -līċ (suffix meaning ‘like; relating to’ forming adjectives). Cȳme is derived from Proto-Germanic *kūmiz (“delicate; feeble”), from *kūmalīkaz (“dear; pitiful”), probably related to *kūmaz, *kūmijaz (“pitiful; frail, weak”), from Proto-Indo-European *gewH- (“to call, name; to call on, invoke; to cry, cry out”). The word was influenced by come (verb).
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Forms
comelies, comelying, comelied, comeliedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle