Both Uses of
comely
in
Arrowsmith
- He liked Madeline's tall comeliness and her vigor; he felt that with her energetic culture she was somehow "good for him.†
Chpt 3comeliness = attractiveness
- She was eighteen, the youngest of his brood, squat, and in no way comely save for her tender mouth.†
Chpt 13 *comely = attractive
Definition:
attractive -- especially of a woman