seemly

seemly
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, apposite, apropos; fit, fitting, befitting, Brit. Dial. gradely, meet, Fr. comme il faut; expedient, advantageous, advisable; just, right, commensurate, proportionate, equitable, equivalent, correspondent, in character, in keeping; relevant, Latin, ad rem. germane, to the point, pertinent; to the purpose, applicable, practicable, feasible; opportune, seasonable, timely, felicitous; suited, adapted, compatible, reasonable; favorable, commodious, convenient.
3. attractive, handsome, well-made, well-proportioned; good-looking, comely, well-favored, goodly, fair, bonny, pretty, beautiful; striking, pleasing, agreeable, charming, enchanting, alluring, engaging, ravishing.

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  • 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.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 — 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

  • seemly — index appropriate, felicitous, fit, fitting, proper, right (suitable), rightful, seasonable …   Law dictionary

  • seemly — (adj.) of pleasing or good appearance, early 13c., from O.N. soemiligr, from soemr (see SEEM (Cf. seem)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • seemly — *proper, nice, *decorous, decent Analogous words: fitting, suitable, appropriate, meet (see FIT): congruous, compatible, congenial, consistent, *consonant Antonyms: unseemly …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • seemly — [adj] appropriate, suitable becoming, befitting, comme il faut, compatible, conforming, congenial, congruous, consistent, consonant, correct, decent, decorous, fit, fitting, in good taste, meet, nice, pleasing, proper, suited, timely; concept 558 …   New thesaurus

  • seemly — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ conforming to propriety or good taste. DERIVATIVES seemliness noun. ORIGIN Old Norse, fitting ; related to SEEM(Cf. ↑seem) …   English terms dictionary

  • 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 — seem•ly [[t]ˈsim li[/t]] adj. li•er, li•est, adv. 1) fitting or proper; decorous: Your outburst was hardly seemly[/ex] 2) suitable or appropriate: a seemly gesture[/ex] 3) of pleasing appearance; handsome 4) in a seemly manner; fittingly;… …   From formal English to slang

  • seemly — adjective (seemlier; est) Etymology: Middle English semely, from Old Norse sœmiligr, from sœmr fitting Date: 13th century 1. a. good looking, handsome b. agreeably fashioned ; attractive 2. conventionally proper …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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