Wiktionary:Word of the day/2024/March 16

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Word of the day
for March 16
comely adj (chiefly literary or poetic)
  1. (dated or archaic)
    1. Of a person: attractive or pleasing to look at; beautiful, handsome; also, attractive but not particularly beautiful or handsome.
    2. Of a person, an action, behaviour, etc.: meeting accepted moral or social norms; appropriate, becoming, proper.
    3. Of a thing: beautiful, elegant, well-composed; also, delicate, fine.
  2. (obsolete) Pleasing to the feelings or senses; agreeable, nice, pleasant. [...]
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