seemly

  • 21seemly — seem|ly [ simli ] adjective OLD FASHIONED appropriate for a particular situation …

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  • 22seemly — adj. Wright’s L. P. p. 26; sup. ‘seemlokest,’ ibid. p. 27 …

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  • 23seemly — seem·ly || sɪːlɪ adj. proper, decent, decorous; suitable. fitting; handsome, physically attractive …

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  • 24seemly — adjective (seemlier, seemliest) conforming to propriety or good taste. Derivatives seemliness noun Origin ME: from ON sœmiligr, from soemr (see seem) …

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  • 25seemly — a. 1. Fit, fitting, befitting, becoming, proper, suitable, convenient, appropriate, congruous, meet, decent, decorous, right. 2. Comely, fair, beautiful, handsome, pretty, well favored, graceful …

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  • 26seemly — adj 1. decorous, decent, proper, becoming; tasteful, in good taste, dignified, refined, polished, elegant, genteel; politic, prudent, discreet, tactful, judicious, diplomatic; conventional, acceptable; unoffensive. 2. suitable, appropriate, apt,… …

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  • 27seemly — seem·ly …

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  • 28seemly — adj. (seemlier, seemliest) conforming to propriety or good taste; decorous, suitable. Derivatives: seemliness n. Etymology: ME f. ON soemiligr (as SEEM) …

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  • 29Seeliest — 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.… …

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  • 30Seemlier — 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.… …

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