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comely adj (chiefly literary or poetic)

(dated or archaic) Of a person: attractive or pleasing to look at; beautiful, handsome; also, attractive but not particularly beautiful or handsome. Of a person, an action, behaviour, etc.: meeting accepted moral or social norms; appropriate, becoming, proper. Of a thing: beautiful, elegant, well-composed; also, delicate, fine. (obsolete) Pleasing to the feelings or senses; agreeable, nice, pleasant. [...]

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