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Comeliest
Comely Come"ly (k[u^]m"l[y^]), a. [Compar. Comelier; superl. Comeliest.] [OE. comeliche, AS. cyml[=i]c; cyme suitable (fr. cuman to come, become) + l[=i]c like.] 1. Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; well-proportioned; good-looking; handsome. He that is comely when old and decrepit, surely was very beautiful when he was young. --South. Not once perceive their foul disfigurement But boast themselves more comely than before. --Milton. 2. Suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable. This is a happier and more comely time Than when these fellows ran about the streets, Crying confusion. --Shak. It is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. --Ps. cxlvii. 1.
Homeliest
Homely Home"ly, a. [Compar. Homelier; superl. Homeliest.] [From Home, n.] 1. Belonging to, or having the characteristics of, home; domestic; familiar; intimate. [Archaic] With all these men I was right homely, and communed with, them long and oft. --Foxe. Their homely joys, and destiny obscure. --Gray. 2. Plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished; as, a homely garment; a homely house; homely fare; homely manners. Now Strephon daily entertains His Chloe in the homeliest strains. --Pope. 3. Of plain or coarse features; uncomely; -- contrary to handsome. None so homely but loves a looking-glass. --South.
Timeliest
Timely Time"ly, a. [Compar. Timelier; superl. Timeliest.] 1. Being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable. ``The timely dew of sleep.' --Milton. 2. Keeping time or measure. --Spenser.

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- Impossible Voyage (1904). Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès was born 8 December 1861 in Paris, son of Jean-Louis Méliès and his Dutch wife Johannah-Catherine Schuering...
- The Méliès d'Or (French pronunciation: [meljɛs dɔʁ]; English: Golden Méliès) is an award presented annually by the Méliès International Festivals Federation...
- reconstructed from available evidence: Georges Méliès as Professor Barbenfouillis and The Moon. Méliès, a pioneering French film-maker and magician now...
- revival of interest in Méliès and his work in the late 1920s, he took part in several film projects: On 16 December 1929, a "Gala Méliès" was held at the Salle...
- States. He was the brother of the film director Georges Méliès. Gaston and the third and elder Méliès brother, Henri, ran the family shoe factory in Paris...
- Georges Méliès (1861–1938) was a French pioneering filmmaker. Melies may also refer to: Gaston Méliès (1852–1915), French film director, brother of Georges...
- Méliès) The Astronomer's Dream (1898, Méliès) The Famous Box Trick (1898, Méliès) The Four Troublesome Heads (1898, Méliès) Cinderella (1899, Méliès)...
- first awards in 1995, the Méliès d'Argent (Silver Méliès) and the Méliès d'Or (Golden Méliès), named in honour of Georges Méliès, the great French pioneer...
- cinema that praises Méliès' contributions. They meet the book's author, René Tabard, a film expert who is surprised to hear Méliès is alive, as he disappeared...
- Malthête-Méliès. Adresses the writings and drawings of Méliès. Deslandes, Jacques (1963). Le boulevard du cinéma à l'époque de Georges Méliès (in French)...