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comely

come·ly [ kúmmlee ] (comparative come·li·er, superlative come·li·est)


adjective 
Definition:
 
good-looking: describes a woman who is good-looking ( literary )

[13th century. Probably shortening of obsolete becomely "becoming" <become]

come·li·ness noun
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