Cōme'ly1, a.
(kŭm'ly), a. [compar. COMELIER; superl. COMELIEST.] [From come in the sense of become, to suit or be suitable; A. S. cymlic, cyme, suitable, fit, from cuman, cuman, to come.]
Sense 1. Handsome; graceful; well-proportioned.
He that is comely when old and decrepit, surely was very beautiful when he was young. South.
Sense 2. Suitable, or becoming, to time, place, circumstances, or persons.
This is a happier and more comely time Than when these fellows ran about the street Crying confusion. Shak.