as in handsome
very pleasing to look at
a brood of comely children that any parent would be proud to claim
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Recent Examples of comely
Instead, his big conversion comes later, after Rafael takes a fist to the face for dancing with a local tough guy’s comely fiancée.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 Aug. 2023
Connecticut-raised Troy’s debut novel, Floating, imagines a dinky, dusty town in Arizona where its comely protagonist, Ruby, falls in love with her husband’s estranged, cowboy brother.
—Hazlitt, 4 May 2022
Chin picks up a slide in comely tones of gray, brown, and off-white.
—Karen Wright, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The comely stars, who are excellent at trolling each other online, are already parents to daughters James, 4, and Inez, 2.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2019
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 Aug. 2023
Connecticut-raised Troy’s debut novel, Floating, imagines a dinky, dusty town in Arizona where its comely protagonist, Ruby, falls in love with her husband’s estranged, cowboy brother.
—Hazlitt, 4 May 2022
Chin picks up a slide in comely tones of gray, brown, and off-white.
—Karen Wright, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The comely stars, who are excellent at trolling each other online, are already parents to daughters James, 4, and Inez, 2.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comely
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Single guests were too busy gawking at the handsome emergency responders to process the severity of the situation.—
Maggie Macintosh,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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At a tour of a member’s garden, another attendee commented on a handsome, silvery Sansevieria growing there.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Oct. 2025
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All college football fans know that chaos often strikes when a weekend of games doesn’t appear to be the most attractive.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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JPMorgan upgrades Coinbase to overweight from neutral JPMorgan says shares of the crypto company are too attractive to ignore.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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In a nutshell, the Trojan prince Paris sails to Sparta to capture Helen, the beautiful wife of the king of Sparta, Menelaus.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Your partnership is beautiful to watch.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Lanthimos’s gaze, so exactingly attuned to human ugliness, has seldom given us lovelier things to look at.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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Those milpas were really lovely, a fit setting for hunting the smartest, gamest bird in the Southwest.—
Jack O'Connor,
Outdoor Life,
23 Oct. 2025
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Mankinlu Maple Leaf Solar Pathway Lights As daylight starts to fade earlier, these cute pathway lights add both charm and function to your yard.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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The easiest fix for the age-old struggle between cute and comfy?—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ahead, three ways to make the most of these pretty plants well beyond summer.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Brightline’s passenger cars are softly lit with pretty blue LEDs along the ceiling, and the roomy seats are upholstered with soft white leather.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Some gorgeous touches and obvious qualities, but he was also bullied out of possession and too often failed to connect with his team-mates in the final third.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The gorgeous town, located on the French Riviera, is a haven for those looking to relax by the gin-clear waters.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nobody Wants This is a tougher case because its leads, Kristen Bell and Adam Brody, are just so charming and many of its observations about love and family are just so spot-on that weaker elements can get lost in the froth.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Its charming space and drop-dead-gorgeous desserts have helped land the restaurant on the list more than 10 times.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Comely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comely. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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