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seemly
[ seem-lee ]
adjective
- fitting or becoming with respect to propriety or good taste; decent; decorous:
Your outburst of rage was hardly seemly.
Synonyms: meet, appropriate, proper, right
- suitable or appropriate; fitting:
a seemly gesture.
Synonyms: meet, appropriate, proper, right
- of pleasing appearance; handsome.
adverb
- in a seemly manner; fittingly; becomingly.
seemly
/ ˈsiːmlɪ /
adjective
- proper or fitting
- obsolete.pleasing or handsome in appearance
adverb
- archaic.properly or decorously
Derived Forms
- ˈseemliness, noun
Other Words From
- seemli·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of seemly1
Example Sentences
But when she reached the courtyard she was surprised to find they had not paused, as surely would have been seemly.
The thick white hair was arranged in seemly order, and his hands lay upon the coverlet as if he had finished something.
She had only put a little powder on her hair and drawn its curling richness into a seemly knot.
Thou hast already made of thyself a more seemly looking maid; still better things may come ere long.
But this particular difference of view was a delicate matter, not seemly for a daughter to mention.
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