Suddenly a men before him stood, Not rustic as before, but seemlier clad, As one in city or court or place bred. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
seemliest — seem·ly || sɪËlɪ adj. proper, decent, decorous; suitable. fitting; handsome, physically attractive … English contemporary dictionary
Seemlier — Seemly Seem ly (s[=e]m l[y^]), adv. [Compar. {Seemlier}; superl. {Seemliest}.] In a decent or suitable manner; becomingly. [1913 Webster] Suddenly a men before him stood, Not rustic as before, but seemlier clad, As one in city or court or place… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seemly — Seem ly (s[=e]m l[y^]), adv. [Compar. {Seemlier}; superl. {Seemliest}.] In a decent or suitable manner; becomingly. [1913 Webster] Suddenly a men before him stood, Not rustic as before, but seemlier clad, As one in city or court or place bred.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Journalist and the Murderer — is a 1990 study by Janet Malcolm about the ethics of journalism. Attracting heavy criticism upon first publication, it is now regarded as a seminal work, [McCollum, Douglas, Columbia Journalism Review, You Have The Right to Remain Silent, January … Wikipedia
seemly — seemliness, n. /seem lee/, adj., seemlier, seemliest, adv. adj. 1. fitting or becoming with respect to propriety or good taste; decent; decorous: Your outburst of rage was hardly seemly. 2. suitable or appropriate; fitting: a seemly gesture. 3.… … Universalium
seemly — adjective (seemlier, seemliest) conforming to propriety or good taste. Derivatives seemliness noun Origin ME: from ON sœmiligr, from soemr (see seem) … English new terms dictionary
seemly — UK [ˈsiːmlɪ] / US [ˈsɪmlɪ] adjective Word forms seemly : adjective seemly comparative seemlier superlative seemliest old fashioned suitable for a particular situation … English dictionary
seemly — /ˈsimli / (say seemlee) adjective (seemlier, seemliest) 1. fitting or becoming with respect to propriety or good taste; decent; decorous. 2. of pleasing appearance; handsome. 3. Obsolete suitable. –adverb 4. in a seemly manner; fittingly;… …
seemly — [sēm′lē] adj. seemlier, seemliest [ME semlich < ON sœmiligr < sœmr, fitting < sœma: see SEEM] 1. pleasing in appearance; fair; handsome 2. suitable, proper, fitting, or becoming, esp. as regards conventional standards of conduct or good… … English World dictionary
seemly — adj. (seemlier, seemliest) conforming to propriety or good taste; decorous, suitable. Derivatives: seemliness n. Etymology: ME f. ON soemiligr (as SEEM) … Useful english dictionary
