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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4477600, member: 19463&quot;]I suppose all languages play this game but English doe seem to have more words than necessary.&nbsp; However many/most have some particular shade of meaning different from the rest.&nbsp; My favorite for this coin would be &#039;fetching&#039; since &#039;comely&#039; is more often said of women and a comely Domitian is stretching the point a mite.&nbsp; Fetching even suggests we might want to &#039;fetch&#039; one of these for ourselves.</p><p>From a dictionary online:</p><p><br /></p><p>come·ly</p><p>/ˈkəmlē/</p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk03gd4eVK7ctZEkJvqNuVgiWCQ3fzA:1588886764503&amp;q=how+to+pronounce+comely&amp;stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOMIfcRowS3w8sc9YSn9SWtOXmPU5OINKMrPK81LzkwsyczPExLiYglJLcoV4pLi4GJLzs9Nzam0YlFiSs3jWcQqnpFfrlCSr1AA1JEP1JKqAFEAABTNSABXAAAA&amp;pron_lang=en&amp;pron_country=us&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiPy7652KLpAhXRYDUKHQAkCGkQ3eEDMAB6BAgKEAg&amp;sxsrf=ALeKk03gd4eVK7ctZEkJvqNuVgiWCQ3fzA:1588886764503" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk03gd4eVK7ctZEkJvqNuVgiWCQ3fzA:1588886764503&amp;q=how+to+pronounce+comely&amp;stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOMIfcRowS3w8sc9YSn9SWtOXmPU5OINKMrPK81LzkwsyczPExLiYglJLcoV4pLi4GJLzs9Nzam0YlFiSs3jWcQqnpFfrlCSr1AA1JEP1JKqAFEAABTNSABXAAAA&amp;pron_lang=en&amp;pron_country=us&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiPy7652KLpAhXRYDUKHQAkCGkQ3eEDMAB6BAgKEAg&amp;sxsrf=ALeKk03gd4eVK7ctZEkJvqNuVgiWCQ3fzA:1588886764503" rel="nofollow">Learn to pronounce</a></p><p><br /></p><p><i>adjective</i></p><p>ARCHAIC•HUMOROUS</p><p>adjective: <b>comely</b>; comparative adjective: <b>comelier</b>; superlative adjective: <b>comeliest</b></p><ol> <li>(typically of a woman) pleasant to look at; attractive.<br /> &quot;the comely Italian actress Valeria Golino&quot;<br /> <br /> Similar:<br /> attractive<br /> <br /> good-looking<br /> <br /> nice-looking<br /> <br /> beautiful<br /> <br /> pretty<br /> <br /> handsome<br /> <br /> lovely<br /> <br /> stunning<br /> <br /> striking<br /> <br /> arresting<br /> <br /> gorgeous<br /> <br /> prepossessing<br /> <br /> winning<br /> <br /> fetching<br /> <br /> captivating<br /> <br /> bewitching<br /> <br /> beguiling<br /> <br /> engaging<br /> <br /> charming<br /> <br /> charismatic<br /> <br /> enchanting<br /> <br /> appealing<br /> <br /> delightful<br /> <br /> irresistible<br /> <br /> sexy<br /> <br /> sexually attractive<br /> sexual<br /> <br /> seductive<br /> <br /> alluring<br /> <br /> tantalizing<br /> <br /> ravishing<br /> <br /> desirable<br /> <br /> sultry<br /> <br /> sensuous<br /> <br /> sensual<br /> <br /> erotic<br /> <br /> arousing<br /> <br /> luscious<br /> <br /> lush<br /> <br /> nubile<br /> <br /> bonny<br /> <br /> fanciable<br /> beddable<br /> <br /> tasty<br /> <br /> hot<br /> <br /> knockout<br /> <br /> drop-dead gorgeous<br /> out of this world<br /> <br /> easy on the eye<br /> <br /> come-hither<br /> <br /> come-to-bed<br /> <br /> smashing<br /> <br /> cute<br /> <br /> foxy<br /> <br /> bootylicious<br /> <br /> spunky<br /> <br /> beauteous<br /> <br /> taking<br /> <br /> well favored<br /> <br /> fair<br /> <br /> sightly<br /> <br /> pulchritudinous<br /> <br /> <br /> Opposite:<br /> ugly</li> </ol><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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