Associations to the word «Comely»
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
COMELY, adjective. (dated) (of a person) Pleasing or attractive to the eye.
COMELY, adjective. (archaic) Suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable.
COMELY MAIDENS, noun. (plurale tantum) (Ireland) An allegory of an outdated view of modern Irish women, used as a reference to misogynistic opinions.
Dictionary definition
COMELY, adjective. According with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior".
COMELY, adjective. Very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens".
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.