Adjective

(en-adj)

(dated, of a person) Pleasing or attractive to the eye.

* South

He that is comely when old and decrepit, surely was very beautiful when he was young.

* Milton

Not once perceive their foul disfigurement / But boast themselves more comely than before.

* 1918 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), , Chapter IX

The chief's name was To-jo, and his household consisted of seven females and himself. These women were much more comely , or rather less hideous than those of Tsa's people; one of them, even, was almost pretty, being less hairy and having a rather nice skin, with high coloring.

(archaic) Suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable.

* Shakespeare

This is a happier and more comely time / Than when these fellows ran about the streets, / Crying confusion.

* Bible, Psalms cxlvii. 1

It is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely .

Adjective

(en adjective)

Having appeal; attractive.

*{{quote-magazine, date=2012-01

, author=Michael Riordan , title=Tackling Infinity , volume=100, issue=1, page=86 , magazine= citation , passage=Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.}}

*{{quote-news, year=2012

, date=September 7 , author=Dominic Fifield , title=England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova , work=The Guardian citation , page= , passage=Those were all landmark moments to cherish. Just as appealing was the manner in which Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Milner cut swathes down either flank, albeit through flustered full-backs who had looked poorly positioned and horribly jittery from the start. }}