Antonyms
grotesque hideous homely ill-favored plain ugly unaesthetic unattractive unbeautiful uncomely uncute unhandsome unlovely unpleasing unpretty unsightlyExamples
- //a brood of comely children that any parent would be proud to claim
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English comly, alteration of Old English cȳmlic glorious, from cȳme lively, fine; akin to Old High German kūmig weakcomely
Examples
- //a brood of comely children that any parent would be proud to claim
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English comly, alteration of Old English cȳmlic glorious, from cȳme lively, fine; akin to Old High German kūmig weakcomely