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Definition of Comeliest

Comeliest
Comely Come"ly (k[u^]m"l[y^]), a. [Compar. Comelier; superl. Comeliest.] [OE. comeliche, AS. cyml[=i]c; cyme suitable (fr. cuman to come, become) + l[=i]c like.] 1. Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; well-proportioned; good-looking; handsome. He that is comely when old and decrepit, surely was very beautiful when he was young. --South. Not once perceive their foul disfigurement But boast themselves more comely than before. --Milton. 2. Suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable. This is a happier and more comely time Than when these fellows ran about the streets, Crying confusion. --Shak. It is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. --Ps. cxlvii. 1.

Meaning of Comeliest from wikipedia

- com. Stern, Harold (May 31, 1964). "Eileen O'Neill Hailed as World's Comeliest Cop". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 115. Retrieved January...
- dark: in The Wooing of Emer and Bricriu's Feast he is "a dark, sad man, comeliest of the men of Erin", in The Intoxication of the Ulstermen he is a "little...
- hard horn; the knee-joints firm and masculine; the knees themselves the comeliest and least wrinkled in the world. A full ankle supports the leg, and the...
- and Tros had three noble sons, Ilos, ****arakos, and Ganymede who was comeliest of mortal men; wherefore the gods carried him off to be Zeus' cupbearer...
- queen sees Young Waters ride to court. A clever lord asks her to name the comeliest man in the whole company (at court), and her answer is 'Young Waters'...