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comelily

/ˈkʌmlɪli/

comelily adverb: in an attractive or pleasing manner; attractively, beautifully, handsomely, pleasingly.

Adverb

comelily (comparative more comelily, superlative most comelily)

  1. In an attractive or pleasing manner; attractively, beautifully, handsomely, pleasingly.
    Synonyms:
    comely
  2. In a manner which meets accepted moral or social norms; appropriately, becomingly, properly.
    • a convenient place in which the church may conveniently, and comelily meet together, not a stable, or swine-stye1610, John Robinson, A Justification of Separation from the Church of England
    Synonyms:
    comely

Synonyms of comelily

Forms of comelily

comparativemore comelily
superlativemost comelily

Origin of comelily

From Middle English comelili, comlily, comlyli, comlyly; equivalent to comely + -ly.

Questions about comelily

What does comelily mean?
Comelily means in an attractive or pleasing manner; attractively, beautifully, handsomely, pleasingly.
What part of speech is comelily?
Comelily is an adverb.
How do you pronounce comelily?
Comelily is pronounced /ˈkʌmlɪli/.

Words near comelily in the dictionary

  1. Comegyses
  2. comeing
  3. COMELEC
  4. comelier
  5. comeliest
  6. comelily
  7. comeliness
  8. comelinesses
  9. comeling
  10. comelings
  11. Comella

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