When to Use Comely?

Comely means attractive or appropriate. A comely girl is pretty. A comely hairstyle is flattering. If your manners are comely, it means you know the right way to act to put people at their ease.

How do you use the word comely?

Comely sentence example
  1. She is very comely , with the beauty indigenous to this country. ...
  2. I could not bear to arrest so lively, so comely a process. ...
  3. In person she is comely , dressed in a slovenly picturesque way with curly hair flying about in all directions.

What does comely person mean?

1 : pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion Going in with him, they observed that all was neat and comely …— Willa Cather. 2 : having a pleasing appearance : not homely or plain a comely young woman.

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

Automotive & Future Transportation Editor

Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.