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seemly

adj
/ˈsiːmli/

Etymology

From Middle English semly, semely, semelich, from Old Norse sœmiligr (“seemly”); equivalent to seem + -ly. Cognate with Icelandic sæmilegur (“seemly, passable”), Danish sømmelig (“seemly”).

  1. derived from sœmiligr — “seemly”
  2. inherited from semly

Definitions

  1. Of behavior, appropriate

    Of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.

    • His behavior was seemly, as befits a gentleman.
    • 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.

  2. Appropriately, fittingly.

    • The great earthes wombe they open to the sky, / And with sad Cypresse seemely it embraue [...].

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA