Erik Larson

At some point, I stumbled across my two main protagonists: William E. Dodd, a mild-mannered professor of history picked by Roosevelt to be America's first ambassador to Nazi Germany, and Dodd's comely and rather wild daughter, Martha, who at first was enthralled with the so-called Nazi revolution.

American Author

Considered slightly old-fashioned; more common in literature or descriptive writing.

Slightly Outdated

The word 'comely' is neutral, neither too formal nor too informal.

Neutral Tone

'Comely' can describe both men and women, although historically more used for women.

Gender Neutral

 they were no men on the stage they were all comely young girls who some people thought were no more than

Bill T. Jones PIPE The...

 themselves is well I mean what male can resist a comely female leopard