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)

pleasant, charismatic

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delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm