- Seeliest
- Seemly Seem"ly (s[=e]m"l[y^]), a. [Compar.{Seemlier}
(s[=e]m"l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Seeliest}.] [Icel.
s[ae]miligr, fr. s[ae]mr becoming, fit; akin to samr same, E.
same; the sense being properly, the same or like, hence,
fitting. See {Seem}, v. i.]
Suited to the object, occasion, purpose, or character;
suitable; fit; becoming; comely; decorous.
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He had a seemly nose. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
I am a woman, lacking wit To make a seemly answer to such persons. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Suspense of judgment and exercise of charity were safer and seemlier for Christian men than the hot pursuit of these controversies. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
Syn: Becoming; fit; suitable; proper; appropriate; congruous; meet; decent; decorous. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.