comely

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As for the pictures, they’re shrouded in ominous shadows, but although the raven’s eyes burn like embers, the bird does nothing worse than cry “nevermore,” and Lenore, when she appears, looks downright comely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

And it actually worked, thanks to its comely co-stars and a little help — OK, a lot of help — from TikTok.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Was she too fancy to have her dental work performed by a comely rattlesnake in the Badlands, as is custom in South Dakota?

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2024

"You are the most comely girl at court," her father tells her.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2022

Among mountaineers and other connoisseurs of geologic form, Everest is not regarded as a particularly comely peak.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer