comely

«comely» in Mova's school dictionary: pleasant to look at, pretty or handsome — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (comelier, comeliest)

meaning for a pupil

(old use) Comely means pleasant to look at, pretty or handsome. tree →

sense in the lessons

in fairy tales a comely maiden or a comely face is one that looks fair and kind.

examples

• A comely maiden came to the well. tree →
• The old king had a comely son. tree →
• The cottage was small and comely. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off.
• Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous, praise is comely for the upright.
• Hallelujah; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
• Thy cheeks are comely with circlets, thy neck with beads.
• Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «comely» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.