The Clue
Comparatively likable (5 letter answer)
The Answer
NICER
Tags
Notes
The answer NICER is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
Related Clues
Preferable
Better executed
Comparatively congenial
Comparatively considerate
More agreeable
More attractive
More courteous
More exact
More fastidious
More friendly
More meticulous
More pleasant
More pleasing
More polite
More precise
More refined
More upscale
More virtuous
Not as cold
Warmer and sunnier
Less likely to offend
More likely to please
Not so nasty
Not so naughty
Definition
NICE as an adjective:
1. pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today"
2. (decent, nice) = socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
3. (nice, skillful) = done with delicacy and skill; "a nice bit of craft"; "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"; "a nice shot"
4. (dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish) = excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"
5. (discriminate, nice) = noting distinctions with nicety; "a discriminating interior designer"; "a nice sense of color"; "a nice point in the argument"
6. (courteous, gracious, nice) = exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture"