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adjective
Seemly  adj.  (compar. seemlier; superl. seeliest)  Suited to the object, occasion, purpose, or character; suitable; fit; becoming; comely; decorous. "He had a seemly nose." "I am a woman, lacking wit To make a seemly answer to such persons." "Suspense of judgment and exercise of charity were safer and seemlier for Christian men than the hot pursuit of these controversies."
Synonyms: Becoming; fit; suitable; proper; appropriate; congruous; meet; decent; decorous.



adverb
Seemly  adv.  (compar. seemlier; superl. seemliest)  In a decent or suitable manner; becomingly. "Suddenly a men before him stood, Not rustic as before, but seemlier clad, As one in city or court or place bred."






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"Seemly" Quotes from Famous Books



... every man Were filled with wine and beer, No pewter pot nor can In those days did appear Good cheer in a nobleman's house Was counted a seemly shew, We wanted no brawn nor souse, When this old cap ...
— Christmas: Its Origin and Associations - Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries • William Francis Dawson

... a child, and it is not seemly to allow such indignities. Be brave and act without fear, that men may honor thee. When thou hast performed these deeds, let thy care be to drive out the suitors. But now I must return to my ship, for my companions will be uneasy over ...
— Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca - Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece • Homer

... my own darling?" Then she knelt at his feet. "I see," he said, taking the letter; "it is from your lover's father. Peradventure he signifies his consent, which would be surely needful before such a marriage would be seemly." ...
— The Last Chronicle of Barset • Anthony Trollope

... seemly, green," described by Camden as "a small brook, running with an easy and still stream;" which conveys a good idea of the word Du. The Du-glass empties itself into the estuary called by Ptolemy Bellesama, Belless-aman-e; pronounced Violish-anne,[9] the literal meaning of which ...
— Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) • John Roby

... meet, suitable, seemly, condign, appertinent, conformable, consistent, apposite; decorous, conventional, formal, sedate, ...
— Putnam's Word Book • Louis A. Flemming


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