The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

comely


SYLLABICATION:
come·ly
PRONUNCIATION:
kml
ADJECTIVE:
Inflected forms: come·li·er, come·li·est
1. Pleasing and wholesome in appearance; attractive. See synonyms at
beautiful. 2. Suitable; seemly: comely behavior.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English comli, alteration (probably influenced by bicomli, seemly) of
cumli, from Old English cmlic, lovely, delicate, from cme, beautiful.
OTHER FORMS:
comeli·ness —NOUN